Hyderabad, Feb. 2 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA and ex-minister T Harish Rao on Monday, February 2, questioned Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar after the latter used the term "illegal" while referring to the phone tapping case which is currently under investigation.

In a post on X, the former Telangana minister asked how phone tapping could be termed illegal while the matter is under investigation.

"Such a statement is not only legally unsustainable but also deeply disturbing coming from SIT chief." Rao remarked. Referring to Article 21 of the Constitution, he said that In a constitutional democracy, it is a settled principle of law that until a court of law records a finding, no allegation can be treated as an offence...