The Supreme Court of India granted interim protection to former Telangana intelligence chief T Prabhakar Rao, accused in the state’s phone-tapping case under the previous BRS government. Rao, alleged to have overseen illegal surveillance of about 1,200 people, was directed to return to India within three days of receiving his passport and cooperate with the probe. The case involves misuse of intelligence staff for political surveillance and evidence destruction. Several officers have already been arrested. The next hearing is on August 5, 2025, with the court seeking a status report from the state.
