Hyderabad, July 17 -- Union Minister of State for Home, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, has been served notice by the SIT to record his statement as a witness in a case related to alleged illegal phone tapping during the previous BRS regime, police said on Thursday, July 17.

In the notice, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case sought Kumar's time for recording his statement, and he agreed to appear on July 24.

The Union minister suggested the investigators meet him at the Lake View Government Guest House in the city.

Referring to allegations that the phones of judges were also tapped, Kumar last month said it is the responsibility of the state government to hand over the probe to the CBI.

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