Hyderabad, Jan. 20 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Harish Rao was on Tuesday, January 12, questioned for eight hours by the Telangana Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the phone-tapping case, in which the former minister is an accused.

The investigation began around 11 am at the Jubilee Hills Assistant Commissioner of Police's office amid high tension as BRS leaders protested against advocates not being allowed to enter the premises. According to Eenadu, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Venkatagiri and Superintendent of Police (SP) Ravinder Reddy were part of the interrogation.

Rao left the SIT office around 7 pm after the investigation concluded and departed for Telangana Bhavan, the office of the BRS.

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