In Telangana, Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy has demanded judicial probe into the phone tapping case involving Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) officials. Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad, Mr. Kishan Reddy said phone tapping was a serious issue as it involved not only politicians, bureaucrats and police officers, but also individuals. He alleged that the SIB was illegally tapping the phones of BJP leaders and staff as well.

Mr. Reddy alleged that the SIB tapped the phones of individuals to blackmail and extort money from them. The Congress ruled State Government arrested three police officers involved in phone tapping during the previous BRS Government.