Hyderabad, Feb. 4 -- The Telangana government on Wednesday cancelled DSP Praneeth Kumar's promotion, citing his alleged involvement in phone tapping incident during the tenure of the BRS government in the state.

The 2007-batch officer who was promoted from Circle Inspector to Deputy Superintendent of Police during the BRS tenure is alleged to have involved in wiretapping politicians, businessmen, and journalists.

According to the official Telangana Government order, the former DSP exhibited gross misconduct and violated legal procedures by utilising a dedicated leased-line internet connection exclusively for the Special Operations Team (SOT) under his leadership at the SIB.

The order detailed that Kumar removed and replaced 42 hard dis...