Former DCP Radhakishan Rao was remanded to 14 days of judicial remand by the Nampally Court in the illegal phone tapping case on Friday. He was detained after intense questioning.
Radhakishan Rao, a retired DCP of the Hyderabad Task Force and later an OSD, was accused of carrying out unauthorized operations based on information from suspended DSP D Praneeth Rao through phone tapping while working in the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB).
The investigation team interrogated Radhakishan Rao at Banjara Hills station on Thursday and he was remanded to 14 days of judicial remand after a medical examination at Gandhi Hospital. Inspector Mallu Gattu, who worked in the Task Force and SIB, was also detained for alleged involvement in extortion.
Earlier, the Nampally Court granted five-day police custody to Additional SPs Bhujanga Rao and Thirupatanna, who were already arrested. The court refused police custody for Praneeth Rao, who had been arrested earlier.
Radhakishan Rao’s arrest was based on statements from Praneeth Rao, leading to searches at the residences of suspects and the arrest of two Additional SPs. Four police personnel have been arrested in the case.
