In a significant development in Telangana’s phone tapping case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has summoned Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President and former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. The SIT has directed K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) to appear for questioning at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 30.
The notice was served at KCR’s residence in Nandinagar, Banjara Hills by SIT officials. Considering KCR’s age, Investigation Officer P. Venkatagiri has given him the option to voluntarily appear at the Jubilee Hills Police Station or choose another convenient location in Hyderabad for questioning.
Under Section 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the notice stated that KCR’s examination is necessary as he is acquainted with facts relevant to the case. The investigation pertains to alleged phone tapping of political opponents, businessmen, journalists, and judges during the previous BRS government.
Former MP Joginipally Santosh Rao, KCR’s nephew, was questioned for over seven hours. KCR’s son and BRS Working President K.T. Rama Rao, as well as another nephew, former minister T. Harish Rao, were also questioned extensively by the SIT.
The SIT has questioned several other individuals, including BRS MLC K. Naveen Rao, former MLAs, Union Minister of State for Home, and BJP MPs as witnesses and victims in the phone tapping case. The case, which emerged in March 2024, led to the registration of an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and other acts at Panjagutta Police Station in Hyderabad.
