Hyderabad, May05: YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader YS Sharmila has lodged a police complaint against the Telangana state IT department on May 5, seeking an FIR against their suspected role in the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) paper leak case. Sharmila filed the complaint at Begum Bazar police station and alleged that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is being run under the direction of Pragati Bhavan (Chief Minister’s official residence) and cannot be trusted.
She further stated that big fish may be involved, and she sought investigation into the “role” of IT minister K. T. Rama Rao and the department’s officials. YS Sharmila also spoke to the media at the police station, where she pointed out that the TSPSC chairman had addressed the media in March 2023, stating that the prime accused, Rajasekhar Reddy, had access to the IPs of the systems in the TSPSC.
The chairman made it clear that it was easier to access information from anywhere when one knew the IPs. On record, the accused Rajasekhar Reddy was arrested along with the other accused, Praveen, an insider. The chairman made it clear that Rajasekhar Reddy colluded with Praveen to hack systems and got access to the papers. Sharmila claimed that when the TSPSC systems have been hacked and accessed with such ingenuity and ease, serious doubts are raised over the functioning of the role of the officials of the IT department who are suspected to have colluded with the accused.
She said, “The minister himself is discouraging any probe into the role of the department and its officials. In a way, this is shielding them when it is evident that without bypassing authentication levels, OTPs, and other security levels, it was impossible to access the papers.” Sharmila also demanded an investigation into the role of the Personal Assistant of the IT Minister in the TSPSC paper leak issue, which has been widely reported in the media. She claimed that it was reported that the prime accused Rajasekhar and the PA of the minister hail from neighboring villages and are known to each other.
According to reports, the close associates of both Rajasekhar and the PA of the minister got the highest marks in the TSPSC examination. All these points to a larger and well-woven conspiracy. YSR Telangana Party leader demanded a probe into this connivance angle.
