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Mahbubnagar MLA Yennam Srinivas Reddy deposed earlier the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged telephone tapping lawsuit connected Monday. Mr. Srinivas Reddy had earlier lodged a ailment with the past Hyderabad Police Commissioner Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy alleging that his telephone had been tapped by the Telangana State Level Agency during the tenure of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government.
The MLA appeared earlier the investigating serviceman astatine the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) successful Hyderabad aft being served a announcement successful transportation with the case.
The Investigation Officer of the case, P. Venkatagiri, ACP Jubilee Hills, had issued a announcement stating that the probe revealed that Mr. Srinivas Reddy was acquainted with the facts and circumstances applicable to the lawsuit and that his connection was required for the probe.
Officials said the announcement was the 2nd 1 issued to the legislator. An earlier announcement had been served connected July 7, 2025, seeking his quality earlier the SIT.
The SIT has been signaling statements of legislators who had alleged that their phones were tapped up of the Assembly elections. Officials said the legislators are being treated arsenic witnesses successful the lawsuit and their statements are being collected arsenic portion of the investigation.
The lawsuit came to airy aft the apprehension of erstwhile SIB DSP Praneeth Rao connected March 13, 2024. He was picked up from his residence successful Rajanna Sircilla pursuing a ailment by Additional SP D. Ramesh, who alleged unlawful interception of telephone calls belonging to elder governmental leaders and officials.
