5 months ago
1
Former Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) main of Telangana, T. Prabhakar Rao, surrendered earlier Jubilee Hills constabulary connected Friday (December 12, 2025), complying with directions issued by the Supreme Court successful the ongoing telephone tapping investigation.
Rao, the main accused successful the case, appeared earlier the Special Investigation Team (SIT) astatine the Jubilee Hills constabulary presumption astatine 11.00 a.m., wherever helium was questioned by the investigating serviceman of the case, Jubilee Hills Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) P. Venkatagiri. Officials said the interrogation has begun and the squad is examining his relation successful the alleged surveillance operations.
The Supreme Court connected Thursday ordered him to surrender instantly and cooperate with custodial interrogation. The seat instructed the SIT to guarantee his information successful custody, barroom immoderate 3rd grade methods, and let him to person nutrient from home. The adjacent proceeding is listed for December 19.
Investigators expect Rao’s questioning to assistance found however the alleged telephone tapping web was planned and carried out. His surrender is apt to accelerate the gait of the probe.
The lawsuit surfaced aft the apprehension of erstwhile SIB DSP Praneeth Rao connected March 13, 2024. He was picked up from his location successful Rajanna Sircilla aft Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) D. Ramesh filed a ailment alleging unlawful interception of calls belonging to elder governmental leaders and officials.
