US EditionFormer Telangana Intelligence Chief Surrenders Amidst Phone-Tapping Scandal
T. Prabhakar Rao surrendered following the Supreme Court's order in a phone-tapping case involving alleged illegal surveillance of political leaders, accelerating the investigation.
- On Friday, December 12, 2025, T. Prabhakar Rao, former Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau chief, surrendered at Jubilee Hills police station, Hyderabad at 11 AM.
- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered T. Prabhakar Rao to surrender immediately and cooperate with custodial interrogation after the case surfaced following former SIB DSP Praneeth Rao's March 13, 2024 arrest.
- He appeared before the Special Investigation Team and was questioned by Jubilee Hills Assistant Commissioner of Police P. Venkatagiri, with officials saying interrogation has begun after he was picked up from Rajanna Sircilla.
- Officials say Rao's surrender will likely accelerate the probe, with investigators listing the next hearing for December 19 and the Supreme Court bench ordering custody safeguards and banning third-degree methods.
- Authorities say his custodial interrogation is crucial because he headed the Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau, and those accused allegedly developed unauthorised profiles and monitored persons clandestinely to favour a political party.
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NewsDrumPhone tapping case: Former T'gana intel chief surrenders before police as per SC directive
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (PTI) Former Telangana intelligence chief T Prabhakar Rao, accused in a case of alleged phone tapping during the previous BRS regime, surrendered before police here on Friday as per a Supreme Court directive, officials said. Rao, former chief of the Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) surrendered before the investigating officer at the […]
Phone tapping case: Ex-SIB chief Prabhakar Rao surrenders before police
Hyderabad: Former Telangana intelligence chief T Prabhakar Rao, accused in a phone-tapping case, surrendered before police here on Friday as per a Supreme Court directive, officials said. Rao, former chief of the Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) surrendered before the investigating officer at the Jubilee Hills police station here at 11 AM, as directed by the apex court. A suspended DSP of the SIB is among four police officials who hav…
Former Telangana Intelligence Chief Surrenders Amidst Phone-Tapping Scandal
T Prabhakar Rao, the former head of Telangana's Special Intelligence Bureau, surrendered to police on charges related to an alleged phone-tapping scandal. The Supreme Court directed his surrender for further investigation into accusations that he misused intelligence resources for political surveillance during the previous regime.
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