Former Telangana SIB chief T Prabhakar Rao appeared before the Jubilee Hills police on Friday (December 12, 2025) in the phone-tapping case. He did so after the Supreme Court told him to surrender. Rao is the main accused in the case. He reported before the SIT at the Jubilee Hills police station around 11 am.
Police said ACP P Venkatagiri questioned him as part of the custodial interrogation. The SIT is looking into his role in the alleged phone-tapping work. Officers believe his answers may help them understand how the system was run and who ordered it.
The Supreme Court had told Rao on Thursday to surrender and cooperate with the probe. The court also told the SIT to ensure his safety, not use force during questioning, and allow him to take food from his home. The case will come up again on December 19.
The investigation began moving faster after the arrest of former SIB DSP Praneeth Rao on March 13, 2024. He was arrested at his home in Rajanna Sircilla district after a complaint by Additional SP D Ramesh, who said phone calls of senior political leaders and officials were tapped without permission.
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