Overview

• T Srinivas, a suspended IT hardware engineer, was re-arrested on May 15 for stealing four hard disks from Telangana’s Raj Bhavan on May 14.
• The theft was discovered after system anomalies, including a blue screen error, were noticed by the IT team on May 15.
• CCTV footage showed Srinivas entering the Sudharma Bhavan premises late at night on May 14, hours after his suspension was formalized.
• The stolen hard disks, which included licensed software and user credentials, have been recovered and submitted to judicial remand.
• Police investigations confirmed that the stolen hard disks contained no critical or confidential files, addressing concerns over data security.