Former Deputy Commissioner of Police P. Radha Kishan Rao made some sensational revelations in his alleged confession before the investigating officers.
He claimed that T. Prabhakar Rao, the then chief of the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB), was in charge of the entire operation, the aim of which was to collect data about any person who was associated with the then Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government led by K. There seemed to be a danger. .Chandrashekhar Rao. This operation was also carried out ahead of the November 2023 assembly elections and dissidents of the then ruling party were also monitored.
The phone tapping and spying controversy came to light when BRS lost power to Congress and an SIB officer, who was part of the operation, was found destroying the data collected. Radha Kishan Rao, arrested in March, was arrested in April. Revealed details of the operation during his confession statement.He revealed that once a person was identified, SIB deputy chief Praneet Kumar was reportedly tasked with creating profiles to neutralize potential threats to the government.
The former police officer reportedly revealed that the operation not only targeted politicians but also spied on real estate and construction sector businessmen to know their affiliations. Since political leaders, bureaucrats, members of the judiciary and Others avoided direct phone calls after rumors of phone tapping and, instead, used encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp, Snapchat and Signal, Prabhakar Ra and his group allegedly tracked communications over Internet calls by acquiring . and examining Internet Protocol Data Records (IPDR).
The former DCP also claimed that iNews journalist Shravan Kumar had allegedly held a meeting with Prabhakar Rao at the request of then minister and senior BRS leader T Harish Rao.Shravan Kumar had allegedly sent information about opposition leaders and their financial backers to the Intelligence Bureau and it was used to target rivals during the cash seizure operation.
He alleged that cash was carried in official vehicles in the 2018 and 2020 assembly elections, and gave Munugode by-election as an example. He claimed Rs. Rs 3. crore was seized from people linked to Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, who contested the by-election on a BJP ticket. Shravan Kumar allegedly assisted Praneeth Kumar's team in online trolling campaigns against critics of BRS.
Radha Kishan Rao revealed that the SIB was also used to keep an eye on BR leaders like MLC Shambipur Raju, who had a dispute with the then Qutubulapu MLA, former Deputy Chief Minister T. Rajaiah, who was unhappy with another former Deputy Chief Minister and senior Were.Leader Kadiyam Srihari, former minister Patna Mahendra Reddy and his wife, who had differences with the then Tandoor MLA and former MLA Tegala Krishna Reddy.
Revanth Reddy, his family members, retired IPS officer and then BSP state president R.S. Praveen Kumar, Teenmar Mallanna, BJP leader Eatala Rajender Bandi Sanjay, D. Arvind and media personalities NTV's Narendra Choudhary and ABN's Radhakrishna were among those whose phones were allegedly tapped.Surveillance extended to former Nagarjunasagar minister Jana It also happened to opposition candidates like Reddy's son Raghuveer, Saritha Thirupathiya of Gadwal Juvvadi Narasinga Rao of Korutla and Vamshi Krishna of Achampet.
Earlier this month a court had rejected the bail plea of Radha Kishan Rao, who also served as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the task force.
Radha Kishan Rao was arrested as a conspirator along with other suspended police officers D. Praneeth Rao, Bhujanga Rao and Thirupathanna.The phone tapping issue came to light in March when a case was registered with the Panjagutta police after a petition was filed by Additional SP, SIB, D. Ramesh.
Prabhakar Rao had reportedly formed a team within the SIB along with his trusted aide, including DSP D. Praneeth Rao, to monitor rival political leaders and their families and dissidents within the ruling party. Praneet Rao was arrested after he allegedly destroyed hard disks and other data when Congress came to power.
Bhujanga Rao, Additional Superintendent of Police, Bhupalpally district, and Tirupathanna, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, City Security Wing of Hyderabad City Police, were arrested on March 23. He also worked in SIB.A city court on May 10 issued an arrest warrant against SIB chief Prabhakar Rao, the prime suspect in the phone tapping case. Nampally Metropolitan Magistrate also issued an arrest warrant against Shravan Kumar. It is believed that both are in America.
He claimed that T. Prabhakar Rao, the then chief of the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB), was in charge of the entire operation, the aim of which was to collect data about any person who was associated with the then Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government led by K. There seemed to be a danger. .Chandrashekhar Rao. This operation was also carried out ahead of the November 2023 assembly elections and dissidents of the then ruling party were also monitored.
The phone tapping and spying controversy came to light when BRS lost power to Congress and an SIB officer, who was part of the operation, was found destroying the data collected. Radha Kishan Rao, arrested in March, was arrested in April. Revealed details of the operation during his confession statement.He revealed that once a person was identified, SIB deputy chief Praneet Kumar was reportedly tasked with creating profiles to neutralize potential threats to the government.
The former police officer reportedly revealed that the operation not only targeted politicians but also spied on real estate and construction sector businessmen to know their affiliations. Since political leaders, bureaucrats, members of the judiciary and Others avoided direct phone calls after rumors of phone tapping and, instead, used encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp, Snapchat and Signal, Prabhakar Ra and his group allegedly tracked communications over Internet calls by acquiring . and examining Internet Protocol Data Records (IPDR).
The former DCP also claimed that iNews journalist Shravan Kumar had allegedly held a meeting with Prabhakar Rao at the request of then minister and senior BRS leader T Harish Rao.Shravan Kumar had allegedly sent information about opposition leaders and their financial backers to the Intelligence Bureau and it was used to target rivals during the cash seizure operation.
He alleged that cash was carried in official vehicles in the 2018 and 2020 assembly elections, and gave Munugode by-election as an example. He claimed Rs. Rs 3. crore was seized from people linked to Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, who contested the by-election on a BJP ticket. Shravan Kumar allegedly assisted Praneeth Kumar's team in online trolling campaigns against critics of BRS.
Radha Kishan Rao revealed that the SIB was also used to keep an eye on BR leaders like MLC Shambipur Raju, who had a dispute with the then Qutubulapu MLA, former Deputy Chief Minister T. Rajaiah, who was unhappy with another former Deputy Chief Minister and senior Were.Leader Kadiyam Srihari, former minister Patna Mahendra Reddy and his wife, who had differences with the then Tandoor MLA and former MLA Tegala Krishna Reddy.
Revanth Reddy, his family members, retired IPS officer and then BSP state president R.S. Praveen Kumar, Teenmar Mallanna, BJP leader Eatala Rajender Bandi Sanjay, D. Arvind and media personalities NTV's Narendra Choudhary and ABN's Radhakrishna were among those whose phones were allegedly tapped.Surveillance extended to former Nagarjunasagar minister Jana It also happened to opposition candidates like Reddy's son Raghuveer, Saritha Thirupathiya of Gadwal Juvvadi Narasinga Rao of Korutla and Vamshi Krishna of Achampet.
Earlier this month a court had rejected the bail plea of Radha Kishan Rao, who also served as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the task force.
Radha Kishan Rao was arrested as a conspirator along with other suspended police officers D. Praneeth Rao, Bhujanga Rao and Thirupathanna.The phone tapping issue came to light in March when a case was registered with the Panjagutta police after a petition was filed by Additional SP, SIB, D. Ramesh.
Prabhakar Rao had reportedly formed a team within the SIB along with his trusted aide, including DSP D. Praneeth Rao, to monitor rival political leaders and their families and dissidents within the ruling party. Praneet Rao was arrested after he allegedly destroyed hard disks and other data when Congress came to power.
Bhujanga Rao, Additional Superintendent of Police, Bhupalpally district, and Tirupathanna, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, City Security Wing of Hyderabad City Police, were arrested on March 23. He also worked in SIB.A city court on May 10 issued an arrest warrant against SIB chief Prabhakar Rao, the prime suspect in the phone tapping case. Nampally Metropolitan Magistrate also issued an arrest warrant against Shravan Kumar. It is believed that both are in America.
