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    Inquiries into the Telangana phone-snooping row have thrown up yet another explosive allegation – that then Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao wanted to arrest senior BJP leader BL Santosh to force a “compromise” and negotiate the release of his daughter K Kavitha, who had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi liquor policy scam involving the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal.

    The allegations were made by ex-Deputy Commissioner of Police P Radhakrishna Rao in a six-page confession that contained damning claims, including one that said he “arm-twisted certain persons creating trouble” for the former Chief Minister and/or his family members and the ruling party.

    Mr Rao – arrested in March from his Banjara Hills Hyderabad home – also claimed he had, on orders from the Chief Minister or his inside circle, been active in “suppressing dissent or protest or agitation against the BRS (then called the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, or TRS) and/or its government…”

    READ | Telangana Phone-Tap Case: Ex-Senior Cop’s Claims On KCR’s Role

    The former senior cop, who was also a member of the Hyderabad City Task Force, said KCR, whom he called “peddayana” or his “elder”, would get “irritated by minor dissent or criticism”.

    Alleged Scheme To Free K Kavitha

    But perhaps the biggest flashpoint was an elaborate plot-and-counterplot drama involving the BRS’ Tandur lawmaker Panjugula “Pilot” Rohith Reddy, an alleged poaching attempt by the BJP, and the former Chief Minister scheming to entrap his rivals and force the release of his daughter from jail.

    K Kavitha has applied for bail and the hearing is ongoing.

    READ | Giving K Kavitha Bail Will Hamper Probe, ED To High Court

    “… sometime in the last week of October (before the 2023 Assembly election), one day Prabhakar Rao told me Chief Minister had information from an MLA that some persons claiming to be influential in BJP (were) asking him to leave BRS and join (the rival party),” Mr Rao said in his letter.

    T Prabhakar Rao was then the chief of the state’s Intelligence Bureau and reportedly tasked by the former Chief Minister with running the allegedly illegal phone-tapping operation. Prabhakar Rao – expected to return shortly from the United States – has been named as ‘Accused No 1’ in the case.

    READ | Ex-Intel Chief Is Accused No 1 In Telangana Phone-Tapping Row

    “KCR, thinking to use this to corner the BJP, had asked the Intelligence Bureau to put surveillance over these private persons (reportedly from the saffron party) and the MLA…”

    The result was an audio tape that led to the arrest of three people after a ‘sting op’ at the farmhouse on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The BJP firmly denied it tried to poach any BRS legislators.

    A SIT, or special investigative team, was set up to ‘investigate’ the BRS’ poaching claims, and it was this team that K Chandrasekhar Rao reportedly wanted to use to arrest the BJP’s BL Santosh.

    Mr Santosh was named as an accused in the case but, after a stay from the Telangana High Court, authorities confirmed in November 2022 he would not be questioned in this matter.

    However, the unfortunate, “inefficiency of some Cyberabad police officers” put a premature end to this operation. “The case went to the High Court, where do-not-arrest orders were issued and the case was transferred to the CBI (which reports to the centre)… pedayanna KCR was very angry.”

    READ | On Alleged Poaching Of MLAs By BJP, KCR Faces Court Setback

    The High Court also disbanded the SIT, arguing it could not ensure an “impartial” probe.

    ‘Raid’ On Congress Poll Strategist

    Meanwhile, Mr Rao also made sensational claims about ‘raids’ against Sunil Kanugolu, who orchestrated the Congress’ thumping win over the BJP in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election.

    Months before that election, in December, Mr Kanugolu reportedly made posts criticising KCR and his party. These posts prompted illegal snooping and a raid on his Cyberabad office.

    READ | Sunil Kanugolu, Data-Driven Strategist In Congress’ Karnataka Win

    “I do not know what happened to that case… or electronic gadgets seized… but it became a big issue, saying the raid was conducted to obstruct the work of Congress party leaders by illegally seizing devices to get confidential data related to the party and its leaders and supporters,” Mr Rao claimed.

    What Is Telangana Phone Tapping Case?

    The Telangana phone-tapping case involves the alleged gathering of electronic data not just for political intelligence, but to blackmail leaders, and even private companies and Tollywood celebrities.

    Congress leader N Uttam Kumar Reddy told NDTV all this happened with the knowledge of the leadership of the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government. “It is only a matter of time before they (BRS) leaders come under the ambit of the investigation,” Mr Reddy said.

    READ | Those Involved In Phone-Tapping Will Be Jailed, Warns Revanth Reddy

    Several other Telangana police officers are being investigated in connection with this case.

    The list of individuals whose devices were reportedly monitored include Congress leader and current Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. As many as one lakh phone calls were reportedly tapped.

    NDTV is now available on WhatsApp channels. Click on the link to get all the latest updates from NDTV on your chat.



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