Hyderabad, April 26 -- Former Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T Prabhakar Rao, the prime accused in the high-profile illegal phone tapping case, has approached the Telangana High Court seeking anticipatory bail.

Rao, who is currently abroad, urged the court to grant him relief so he could return to India and cooperate with the ongoing police investigation.

Rao is accused of fleeing country in March 2024

Rao is accused of fleeing the country in March 2024, immediately after an FIR was registered in connection with the case.

He is listed as Accused No. 1 in a politically sensitive investigation involving allegations of unauthorized surveillance and phone tapping of politicians and high court judges during the previous ...