Phone Tapping Case: Set officials are questioning Prabhakar Rao, the main accused in the phone tapping case, for the second day on Wednesday. They are investigating the destruction of hard disks. The officials are investigating by putting forward the statements given by Praneeth Rao, Radha Kishan Rao, and Thirupathanna.
The main accused in the Phone Tapping Case, former SIB chief (OSD) T. Prabhakar Rao, appeared before the SIT Inquiry on the second day (2nd Day) on Wednesday. The SIT investigation team seized personal cell phones. Within a few hours of Prabhakar Rao’s resignation, former DSC Praneeth Rao destroyed the hard disks and key information belonging to the SIB. In this context, the SIT officials conducted an inquiry into the destruction of the hard disks on the first day (Tuesday). A lengthy inquiry will be conducted today as well. The officials are investigating by putting forward the statements given by Praneeth Rao, Radha Kishan Rao and Thirupathanna.
Meanwhile, the SIT officials have ordered him to hand over the official and unofficial cellphones used by him during the 2023 assembly elections and the previous by-elections. They have also suggested that along with cellphones, laptops and Mac notebooks should also be handed over. In the wake of Prabhakar Rao not cooperating properly with the investigating officers on the first day of the investigation and asking counter-questions, it is understood that the investigation will be conducted based on the statements of Radhakishan Rao, Thirupatanna, Bhujanga Rao, and Praneeth Rao, who have been arrested so far, and the data retrieved from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).
In particular, the SIT officials are prepared to question him by presenting evidence on the following issues: why some people had to prepare some key profiles along with judges? Why was a special operation team formed? How was the phone tapping done without the knowledge of Home Secretary Ravigupta? Meanwhile, Prabhakar Rao appeared before the Nampally court on Tuesday. The SIT officials approached the Nampally court seeking to declare Prabhakar Rao a declared criminal while he was in America. The Nampally court judge, who heard the petition, ordered Prabhakar Rao to appear in court by the 20th of this month. However, Prabhakar Rao withdrew as the concerned judge was on leave.
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The investigation team had issued look out notices against him and Telangana police had even approached Interpol to issued corner notices .
Hyderabad 09 JUNE 2025 Telangana’s former special intelligence branch (SIB) Chief retired IPS
Officer T. Prabhakar rao finally appeared before the special investigation team (SIT) appointed by the congress government in Hyderabad on Monday . he was questioned for almost eight hours.
As the prime accused in the sensational phone tapping case rao’s appearance came nearly 14 months after the FIR was registered regarding alleged surveillance activities during the BRS regime.
Until now , Rao had Evaded SIT notices while staying in united states .
The investigation team had issued lookout notice against him and Telangana police had even approached interpol to issue red corner notices .
The ongoing investigation has revealed the extensive scope of the alleged surveillance operation .
According to the probe, a DSP in the SIB had amassed huge cache of data, recording at least 10lakh two –way conversations over an extended period.
Sources with in Hyderabad police indicate that the officer operated thress private war rooms equipped with exclusive private server to conduct the phone tapping . The DSP has reportedly confessed that all these activities were carried out under prabhkar rao’s supervision.
The intercepted conversations allegedly include recordings of the them –opposition leader and current Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy ,real estate developers ,bureaucrats and serval media personalities.
Rao has been asked to appear before SIT again in june 11.
Union Minister of state for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay kumar said that the SIT should make public the statement given by prabhakar rao.
“He is responsible for the downfall of many activits like me prabhakar rao under went counseling with KCR’S family in the us only.
He surrendered and appeared for inquiry as per well-crafted plan”.
The statement given by Prabhakar rao during the inquiry must be made public because it’s not just about CM Revanth Reddy – he – tapped the phones of congress BJP,BRS leaders ,judges and even mine many lives were destroyed due to Prabhakar rao numerous families were ruined and pushed to the streets.
“He stopped so low that he even tapped private conversations between husbands and wives ,creating a situation where couples couldn’t even speak freely on the phone kumar said.
He added that public has the right to known under whose instructions the phone tapping was done “After the phones were tapped , what was done with that data? Black mailed using those audio file ? sanjay asked .
Strick legal action must be taken against prabhakar rao in accordance with the court’s guidelines people’s trust in the congress government is already weakening .
Not a single corruption case the 18 months of congress rule at least now, the government should ‘argue strongly in court, Prabhakar Rao and the master minds behind him must be held guilty he added.
