Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao has issued legal notices to Congress leaders Konda Surekha, Yennam Srinivas Reddy, and KK Mahender Reddy, accusing them of insinuating his involvement in the “phone tapping” case.
The legal notices require an apology within a week for the alleged defamation that tarnished his reputation; otherwise, “legal action” will be pursued.
Last week saw a verbal altercation between KTR and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy regarding allegations of phone tapping in the state.
BRS working president KTR had previously asserted that “phone-tapping,” if it occurred, might have been confined to a few individuals.
In response to the ‘phone tapping’ comments by KT Rama Rao, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy cautioned on Friday that individuals implicated in phone tapping during the previous administration would face imprisonment.
“Earlier, the government scared the people who voted for them by putting cases on them and phone tapping. ‘KTR is saying that they tapped a few calls, so what?’ Can anyone speak like that? If you tapped phones, you will go to Cherlapalli jail. The officers who listened to them are in jail. We already said that they are evil doers, thieves, and if you listen to them, you will go to jail. KTR is speaking like an unbridled bull. They will pay for it, but the case is under investigation,” Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said.
In a statement on March 29, Hyderabad Police announced that the investigation into Case No. 243/2024 at Panjagutta Police Station is ongoing. They stated that one individual linked to the crimes reported in the case has been apprehended by the Investigation Officer.
Former SIB DSP Praneeth Rao, along with Additional SPs Bhujanga Rao and Thirupathanna, were detained in connection with the phone tapping case. Furthermore, the SIT interrogated former Task Force DCP Radhakishan Rao for more than 10 hours before taking him into custody.
The phone-tapping case centers on accusations of extensive phone surveillance of political figures, including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, during the preceding BRS administration under K Chandrashekar Rao.