Archive · 14 Jun 2025
Hyderabad SIT Grills Praneeth Rao in Phone-Tapping Case
Imagine someone was secretly listening to your phone calls.
That's kind of what happened here.
The police are investigating a case where they think a police officer, Praneeth Rao, was listening to people's phone calls without permission.
They think he erased evidence to hide what he did.
The police are now questioning him and his former boss.
The investigation is about figuring out who was involved and what they did, including potentially destroying evidence to hide the phone tapping.
SIT summoned suspended DSP Praneeth Rao for questioning in the phone-tapping case.
Rao is accused of destroying hard disks containing crucial information related to phone-tapping.
Praneeth Rao claimed he acted under the directives of former SIB Chief T Prabhakar Rao.
Praneeth Rao allegedly intercepted phones of politicians, judges, and others.
The SIT is questioning Prabhakar Rao, who is refusing to cooperate.
- Who
- The SIT is investigating Praneeth Rao, a suspended DSP, and former SIB Chief T Prabhakar Rao. People whose phones were allegedly tapped include A Revanth Reddy and others.
- What
- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is investigating a phone-tapping case.
- When
- Praneeth Rao was summoned for questioning on Friday. The phone tapping happened prior to the investigation.
- Where
- The investigation is taking place in Hyderabad and involved phones of people.
- Why
- The investigation is to uncover phone-tapping and the destruction of evidence.
Prabhakar Rao's Stance
Praneeth Rao's Stance
Directive Controversy
Prabhakar Rao's Stance
Claims he never instructed anyone to intercept phones
Praneeth Rao's Stance
Praneeth Rao and others state they followed his directives.
- Accused
- Praneeth Rao
- Accusation
- Destroying evidence and phone tapping
- Agency
- Special Investigations Team (SIT)
- Key Figure
- T Prabhakar Rao
- Evidence Destroyed
- Hard disks