Former Task Force DCP P Radha Kishan Rao was granted seven-day custody by the Nampally Court for an investigation into a phone tapping case. He was arrested by the Punjagutta police last week and four other police officials have also been arrested in connection with the case.
According to the police, a special team was formed during a previous regime and money was allegedly supplied to a political party by threatening task force staff. Vehicles were also provided to the task force team. The money was said to be transferred to MLC Venkat Ram Reddy, who is a childhood friend of Radha Kishan Rao. Inspectors from 2023 revealed that the staff played a key role in seizing money from opposition parties.
In the remand report, the police claimed that Radha Kishan Rao admitted to recovering Rs 3.50 crore from associates of Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy during a by-election in Mudugode.
