Hyderabad Formula E funding case: More trouble for KTR as ED to file case
India TodayThe Enforcement Directorate was preparing to register an Enforcement Case Information Report under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against former minister KT Rama Rao and others over alleged financial irregularities linked to the Formula E race held in Hyderabad in February 2023. This comes after the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a First Information Report against KTR and others in the Formula E funding case. The ACB, in its FIR, alleged that Rs 55 crore, meant for a second Formula E race in Hyderabad, was transferred under KTR’s direction. On December 12, 2024, Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma approved the prosecution of KTR and former Municipal Administration Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar, and other officials, after consulting with the Attorney General.