Hyderabad, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday ordered extension of police custody of former Telangana special intelligence bureau (SIB) chief T Prabhakar Rao and prime accused in the alleged illegal phone tapping case, by one more week, even as the state government constituted a fresh special investigation team (SIT) to intensify the probe, people familiar with the matter said.

The nine-member SIT would be headed by Hyderabad police commissioner V C Sajjanar and comprise Ramagundam police commissioner Ambar Kishore Jha, Siddipet police commissioner S M Vijay Kumar. deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) Ritiraj and K Narayan Reddy, Greyhounds group commander M Ravinder Reddy, additional DCP K S Rao, assistant commissioner of police P ...