The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Telangana phone tapping case has called in BRS MLC K. Naveen Rao for questioning. Naveen Rao met with SIT officials at Jubilee Hills Police Station on Sunday. Reports suggest that the SIT may also summon former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and BRS Working President K. T. Rama Rao for questioning.
Allegations have surfaced linking Naveen Rao to Praneeth Rao and Sravan Kumar, both accused in the case. Naveen Rao has refuted these claims, labeling them as part of a smear campaign against him. He has expressed willingness to disprove the allegations, asserting that he never had any personal or telephonic contact with the accused.
As the investigation into the alleged phone tapping during the BRS regime progresses, Naveen Rao’s summoning by the SIT marks a crucial phase. Previously, the SIT interrogated former SIB chief T. Prabhakar Rao, the primary accused in the phone tapping scandal. Prabhakar Rao, an ex-IPS officer, was questioned for two weeks following a Supreme Court directive and was released on December 26.
The SIT is set to present its findings on Prabhakar Rao’s custodial questioning to the Supreme Court on January 16. The newly formed nine-member SIT, established by the Telangana government, has also questioned other key figures, including former intelligence chiefs and police officials linked to the case.
