SIT Summons CM’s Brother Kondal Reddy In Phone Tapping Case
The SIT, which is probing the illegal phone tapping and destruction of evidence by the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) during the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regime, has directed Kondal Reddy to depose at its office by 10 am: Reports
HYDERABAD: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday summoned Anumula Kondal Reddy, a brother of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to appear before investigation officer (IO) at Jubilee Hills. The SIT also served notices to two former BRS MLAs Jaipal Yadav and Chirumurthy Lingaiah directing them to appear at its Jubilee Hills office.
The SIT, which is probing the illegal phone tapping and destruction of evidence by the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) during the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regime, has directed Kondal Reddy to depose at its office by 10 am.
A senior police officer disclosed that investigators have unearthed evidence suggesting that Kondal Reddy’s phone was among those illegally intercepted during the previous government’s tenure. The surveillance reportedly intensified when Revanth Reddy was leading a high-decibel campaign as a prominent opposition leader.
Kondal Reddy has been called to record his statement as a victim-witness regarding the alleged breach of privacy, police said.
The investigation, spearheaded by Hyderabad police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, has gained momentum in the `New Year` probe is currently zeroing in on the notorious "RR Module" a dedicated surveillance unit allegedly tasked with tracking the movements and communications of Revanth Reddy, and his inner circle.
This development follows a series of aggressive moves by the SIT, which recently questioned BRS MLC Naveen Rao on January 4.
Speculation is rife in the Secretariat that the SIT is preparing to serve notices to several BRS heavyweights, including former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and senior leader T. Harish Rao, to determine the "political masters" who authorised the clandestine operations.
The SIT is currently scrutinising the technical logistics of the SIB and the large-scale disposal of computer hardware and digital logs that allegedly took place immediately after the 2023 election results were declared, police sources disclosed.
