Hyderabad, May 22 -- A Metropolitan Magistrate court in Hyderabad on Wednesday, May 21 asked former Special Investigation Bureau (SIB) chief T Prabhar Rao, accused in the phone tapping case to appear before it by June 20.

In case, Rao fails to appear before the court, he will be declared a proclaimed offender. In January 2025, the Hyderabad police filed two petitions before the Nampally court seeking permission to begin the process of declaring both Prabhakar Rao and another accused, A Sravan Kumar Rao, as proclaimed offenders. The police stated that both were absconding abroad, ignoring official notices, and evading arrest.

Kumar approached the Supreme Court and agreed to appear before the special investigations team, on the condition ...