Former SIB chief T Prabhakar Rao admitted to political surveillance by a special operations team during his tenure, claiming senior police officials were aware. He stated the SOT, formed in 2018, exceeded its anti-Naxal mandate, operating under DSP G Praneeth Rao.
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