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Hans India
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Ex-SIB chief lands in city, to appear before SIT today
Hyderabad: The key accused in the phone tapping case, former Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T Prabhakar Rao arrived in Hyderabad from the United States on Sunday. He is likely to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday. The retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who has been in the US for 14 months, arrived in India as directed by the Supreme Court last week. Responding to the court orders, Prabhakar Rao gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court that he will return to India soon after receiving a one-time entry passport and cooperate with the investigation. The Indian Embassy in the United States also issued an emergency transit warrant to former SIB chief Prabhakar Rao, following orders by the Supreme Court to appear before the inquiry into the phone tapping case. The investigating team already achieved considerable progress in the phone tapping case by questioning the police officials and influential persons including journalists recently. Prabhakar Rao had allegedly constituted a team within SIB with a group of officials, including Praneeth Rao, for surveillance of rival political leaders, their families and dissidents within the ruling party, businessmen, journalists and even judges. The allegations under the previous government of BRS came to light in March last year with the arrest of Deputy Superintendent of Police Praneeth Rao following a complaint from his superior, D Ramesh, Additional SP with the SIB. The police have so far named six accused in the case. Praneeth Rao, Additional SPs Thirupathanna and Bhujanga Rao and former DCP P Radha Kishan Rao were arrested in the case.
Hans India
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Telangana phone tapping case: Former SIB chief returns from US
Telangana's former Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T. Prabhakar Rao, a key accused in the phone tapping case, returned from the United States on Sunday. He is likely to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Monday as per the undertaking given to the Supreme Court. The retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who has been in the United States for 14 months, returned to India as directed recently by the apex court. He recently gave an undertaking to the Supreme Court that he will return to India soon after receiving emergency travel documents and cooperate with the investigation. The SIT hopes to make progress in the case relating to the alleged tapping of phones of politicians, businessmen, journalists and even judges under the previous government of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). The Supreme Court on May 29 ordered the authorities to return the passport to Prabhakar Rao to enable him to return to India. The apex court had also directed Prabhakar Rao to give an affidavit of undertaking that, within three days of the receipt of the passport/travel document, he will return to India. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma had passed the order on a petition by Prabhakar Rao, challenging the Telangana High Court order dismissing his petition for anticipatory bail. The bench also barred police from taking any coercive step against him till further orders. Prabhakar Rao's counsel had submitted to the court that he had to apply for special permission to return to India. The court was told that he had gone to the US when the First Information Report (FIR) was registered against him. The retired IPS officer was subsequently declared an absconder, and his passport was also revoked. Stating that Prabhakar Rao has been hounded by the present government in Telangana, the lawyer also brought to the court's notice that a red-corner notice has been issued against him. The Nampally criminal court in Hyderabad last month issued proclamation orders against Prabhakar Rao for evading proceedings for over a year. Prabhakar Rao, who was heading the SIB when the BRS was in power, was declared an absconder by the SIT probing the case. He had allegedly constituted a team within SIB with his trusted aides, including Praneeth Rao, for surveillance of rival political leaders, their families and dissidents within the ruling party, businessmen, journalists and even judges. The allegations under the previous government of the BRS came to light in March last year with the arrest of Deputy Superintendent of Police Praneeth Rao following a complaint from his superior, Additional SP D. Ramesh, with the SIB. The police have so far named six accused in the case - Praneeth Rao, Additional SPs Thirupathanna and Bhujanga Rao and former DCP P. Radha Kishan Rao.
Hans India
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Phone tapping case: SC directs return of passport of Telangana ex-intelligence chief
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered the Telangana Police to return the passport of former Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T. Prabhakar Rao, the key accused in the phone tapping case, so he can return to India. The apex court also directed Prabhakar Rao, who is in the US, to give an affidavit of undertaking that, within 3 days of the receipt of the passport/travel document, he will return to India. A bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order on a petition by Prabhakar Rao, challenging the Telangana High Court order dismissing his petition for anticipatory bail. The bench also barred police from taking any coercive step against Prabhakar Rao till further orders. Appearing for Prabhakar Rao, senior advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu submitted that he is unable to return from the United States and has to apply for special permission to return to India. The court was told that he had gone to the US when the First Information Report (FIR) was registered against him. The retired IPS officer was subsequently declared an absconder, and his passport was also revoked. Contending that Prabhakar Rao has been hounded by the present government in Telangana, the lawyer also brought to the court's notice that a red-corner notice has been issued against him. Prabhakar Rao's counsel submitted to the bench that the authorities have cancelled his passport, and he has to apply for special permission to come back. He pleaded that his passport be returned so that he could return and join the investigation. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for Telangana, opposed the plea and argued that no relief should be given to the petitioner. The court was also told that the Union government has sought his extradition. The bench observed that the petitioner can't come back to India unless his passport is returned. Last week, the Nampally criminal court in Hyderabad issued proclamation orders against Prabhakar Rao for evading proceedings for over a year. The court passed the order after being satisfied that Prabhakar Rao was deliberately avoiding the legal process. If he fails to appear within a month, the court may order the attachment of his assets. Prabhakar Rao was heading the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) when the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) was in power. The former IPS officer has been declared an absconder by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case. The phone-tapping allegations under the previous government of the BRS came to light in March this year with the arrest of Deputy Superintendent of Police Praneeth Rao following a complaint from his superior, ASP, DIB, D. Ramesh. The police have so far named six accused in the case. Praneeth Rao, Additional SPs Thirupathanna and Bhujanga Rao, and former DCP P. Radha Kishan Rao were arrested in the case. Then chief of SIB, Prabhakar Rao, had allegedly constituted a team within SIB with his trusted aides, including Praneeth Rao, for surveillance of rival political leaders, their families and dissidents within the ruling party, businessmen, journalists and even judges. Phone Tapping Case, T. Prabhakar Rao, Telangana Police, Supreme Court, Anticipatory Bail, Surveillance Scandal
