SANGAREDDY: Former minister T Harish Rao has alleged that private hackers from Bengaluru were brought in and stationed at the Command Control Centre in Hyderabad to hack the phones of BRS leaders and monitor CCTV cameras outside their homes on a daily basis. He claimed to have evidence to support the accusation.
Accusing certain IPS officers of involvement in phone-tapping, he warned that they would not be spared even after retirement once the BRS returns to power. He cautioned that officers engaging in illegal activities would have to pay a heavy price.
“Even Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will not be able to save you. You will have to hire advocates with your own money and go around courts. Therefore, work within the boundaries of the law,” the former minister cautioned.
The BRS deputy floor leader in the Assembly on Tuesday visited party social media convener Manne Krishank and seven other activists who are in judicial remand at Kandi Central Jail in Sangareddy district.
Speaking to the media later, he alleged that Revanth was “behaving like a king from his Jubilee Hills palace”.
Harish Rao said that Revanth had promised to uphold democracy as a “seventh guarantee” along with six other guarantees before the elections but is now acting like a dictator.
“How can the police register a case and arrest Krishank, who himself lodged a complaint, submitted evidence, and handed over his phone regarding those posting fake content against KCR and the BRS leadership? The police ignored the wrongdoers and instead arrested the complainant. Will you allow thieves to go unpunished and put the complainant behind bars? Do you resort to such anarchy while holding the posts of both chief minister and home minister?” he questioned.
The BRS leader said that a magistrate questioning the filing of a non-bailable case against Krishank reflected the level of political vendetta.
MLAs Chinta Prabhakar and P Manik Rao accompanied Harish Rao during the visit.
