Telangana HC bars arrest of BRS MLA Harish Rao in criminal conspiracy case

HYDERABAD: Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court has directed the State of Telangana and the Station House Officer (SHO) of Panjagutta Police Station not to arrest MLA and BRS leader Thanneeru Harish Rao in connection with a criminal conspiracy and illegal phone tapping case filed by businessman Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud.

An FIR was registered against the BRS leader on December 1, 2024, under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 506 (criminal intimidation) read with Section 34 IPC, and Section 66 of the IT Act, 2008.

The court clarified that while the investigation may continue, Harish Rao must cooperate fully with the Investigation Officer (IO).