Synopsis: The Supreme Court Bench, comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan, had directed him to present himself before Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) P Venkatagiri, the lead investigator, for a week-long custodial interrogation to probe his alleged role in orchestrating widespread illegal surveillance.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the infamous phone-tapping case in Telangana started questioning Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) former chief T Prabhakar Rao on Friday, 12 December.

Earlier, Rao surrendered before the SIT at Jubilee Hills Police Station in Hyderabad, as per a Supreme Court order.

Rao, a retired IPS officer and the prime accused in the phone tapping scandal, arrived at the station at 11:00 am, adhering to a deadline set by the apex court o

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