Harish appears before SIT in phone-tapping case
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Hyderabad: BRS leader and former Minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the phone-tapping case.
Amid tight security, he reached Jubilee Hills Police Station at 11 am to make himself available for questioning by the SIT officials. Several leaders and cadres of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) had gathered near the Police Station to express solidarity with Harish Rao.
His lawyer was not allowed to be present during the questioning. The former minister was issued notice on Monday night under section 160 of CrPC The notice says that the investigation made in the case revealed that he is acquainted with a few facts and circumstances of the case. This is the first time that a top BRS leader has been summoned by the SIT for questioning in the case relating to the alleged tapping of phones of political opponents, businessmen, journalists and even judges under the BRS rule.
Harish Rao reached the police station from BRS headquarters, Telangana Bhavan, where he held a meeting with BRS working president KT Rama Rao, other party leaders and legal experts.
The BRS MLA told media persons that, though he had the opportunity to seek more time to appear before the SIT, he decided to appear as he had nothing to hide. The phone tapping case surfaced in March 2024.
