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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2025 · 19 MIN

Inside the Telangana 'snooping' scandal under the BRS regime

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In recent weeks, Telangana has been shaken by revelations that the phones of at least 600 people were allegedly tapped ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections. Investigators say the surveillance, carried out during the BRS government’s tenure, targeted opposition leaders, political workers, and journalists during the sensitive pre-election period. Today on the show, The Indian Express’ Nikhila Henry joins us to look at what we know about the case so far, what investigators suggest about the scale and intent of the tapping, and the larger concerns it raises.Hosted, produced, and written by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar  

In recent weeks, Telangana has been shaken by revelations that the phones of at least 600 people were allegedly tapped ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections. Investigators say the surveillance, carried out during the BRS government’s tenure, targeted opposition leaders, political workers, and journalists during the sensitive pre-election period. Today on the show, The Indian Express’ Nikhila Henry joins us to look at what we know about the case so far, what investigators suggest about the scale and intent of the tapping, and the larger concerns it raises.Hosted, produced, and written by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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