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More than 1,200 phones were illegally tapped, and six individuals, including suspended police officers, have been charged in the Telangana phone tapping case. The chargesheet alleges that they destroyed evidence and illegally profiled individuals for political gain. The former Telangana Chief Minister is implicated in the case, with allegations that he sought to pressure the BJP in an unrelated case. The arrested individuals face charges under various sections of the IPC, PDPP Act, and IT Act-2000.

The Telangana Director General of Police has announced that the state police will conduct a further investigation into the 2016 death of University of Hyderabad PhD scholar Rohith Vemula. This decision comes after the police filed a closure report in their initial investigation, claiming that Vemula was not a Dalit and died by suicide. Vemula’s family had raised doubts about the police’s findings, leading to the decision to reinvestigate the case.