In an explosive revelation in the Telangana phone tapping and snooping row, ex-Deputy Commissioner of Police P Radhakrishna Rao claimed devices belonging to bigwigs in the media industry, retired cops, and politicians (including from then-ruling BRS) were hacked and monitored. The DCP said, illegal surveillance at the behest of former Chief Minister KCR "phones of not just Opposition leaders, but also BRS leaders tapped."