KCR Questioned for 5 Hours in Phone Tapping Case; Political Tensions Rise in Telangana
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News18•01-02-2026, 23:56
KCR Questioned for 5 Hours in Phone Tapping Case; Political Tensions Rise in Telangana
- •Telangana SIT questioned former CM K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) for five hours at his Nandi Nagar residence in Hyderabad regarding the alleged phone tapping case.
- •The case involves serious allegations of illegal surveillance of politicians, journalists, judges, and businessmen during the previous BRS government.
- •KCR initially sought interrogation at his farmhouse, which the SIT rejected, leading to questioning at his Hyderabad residence.
- •BRS workers protested across Telangana, accusing the Congress government of political persecution, a claim Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka denied.
- •Four police officers, including a suspended DSP, were arrested in March 2024 for erasing intelligence information and illegal phone tapping, with former intelligence chief T. Prabhakar Rao also questioned.
Why It Matters: KCR faces intense questioning in the phone tapping scandal, escalating political tensions in Telangana.
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