Formula-E race case: Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, B.L.N Reddy grilled by ACB and ED
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Formula-E race case: Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, B.L.N Reddy grilled by ACB and ED

The Hindu  

Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar was grilled for over six hours by the officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau at its headquarters in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad on Wednesday. “He arrived at the ED headquarters around 11 a.m. and left around 7 p.m. During his questioning, he shared that he was merely following orders as a chief engineer from Arvind Kumar,” the official said. The complaint alleged irregularities in payments exceeding ₹54.88 crore made by the HMDA to Formula-E Operations Limited and associated entities without adhering to established financial procedures. The ED too had registered an Enforcement Case Information Report pertaining to the alleged financial irregularities in Formula E Race deal.

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Formula-E race case | The story so far, till January 9, 2025
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Formula-E race case | The story so far, till January 9, 2025

The Hindu  

The quizzing of Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and former Minister K.T. The first Formula-E race event On October 25, 2022, a tripartite agreement was signed between UK-based FEO, MAUD department of Telangana government and India-based Ace Nxt Gen Private Limited to conduct Formula-E races for Seasons 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Hyderabad. On February 11, 2023, when Mr. …

Formula-E case: Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar appears before ED for questioning
10 hours, 4 minutes ago

Formula-E case: Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar appears before ED for questioning

The Hindu  

Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar arrived at the Enforcement Directorate headquarters in Basheerbagh, Hyderabad on Thursday morning. Investigation into the case has intensified about three weeks after the ACB booked a case with former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. The complaint alleged irregularities in payments exceeding ₹54.88 crore made by the HMDA to Formula-E Operations Limited and …

Formula E Race case | Former Minister KTR reaches ACB’s office in Hyderabad
11 hours, 13 minutes ago

Formula E Race case | Former Minister KTR reaches ACB’s office in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. Rama Rao reached Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau’s office in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad on Thursday morning, which is probing the alleged financial irregularities in the Formula E Race deal. While KTR, former Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, went to the ACB’s office on Monday, he returned without appearing before the investigating officials as …

KTR on Formula E race case: 'I am KCR's son, will die for Telangana, but won't bow to Congress'
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KTR on Formula E race case: 'I am KCR's son, will die for Telangana, but won't bow to Congress'

India TV News  

Formula E race case: BRS Working President and MLA K T Rama Rao appeared before the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Hyderabad in connection with the Formula E race case. Agenda was to make Hyderabad pivotal hub for sustainable mobility Rama Rao said that his agenda was to make Hyderabad a pivotal hub for sustainable mobility as the world transitions towards it …

Formula E race: ED asks KTR to appear on January 16, B.L.N. Reddy to appear before ACB on January 8
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2 days, 2 hours ago

Formula E race: ED asks KTR to appear on January 16, B.L.N. Reddy to appear before ACB on January 8

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh summons to Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and former minister K. T. Rama Rao to appear before the agency on January 16. Following the High Court deciding against rejecting the plea of the former minister to quash the case he now has been asked to appear on January 16,” informed a senior officer …

BRS to decide on moving Apex Court in Formula-E case against KTR after going through Telangana HC verdict copy
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BRS to decide on moving Apex Court in Formula-E case against KTR after going through Telangana HC verdict copy

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Senior leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi T. Harish Rao has said that the legal cell of the party would take a decision on moving the Supreme Court after Telangana High Court dismissed the petition filed by the party’s working president and former minister K.T. Speaking to newspersons at the Nandi Nagar residence of Mr. Rama Rao in Hyderabad …

Formula E race case: Telangana High Court refuses to quash FIR against BRS leader KT Rama Rao
2 days, 17 hours ago

Formula E race case: Telangana High Court refuses to quash FIR against BRS leader KT Rama Rao

India TV News  

Formula E race case: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday refused to quash the FIR filed against BRS working president KT Rama Rao in connection with the Formula E race case. Earlier on December 31, the High Court had reserved its orders over the petition after hearing the arguments from the state government as well as the defence in the …

Telangana: KT Rama Rao appears before ACB for questioning in Formula E race case
3 days, 17 hours ago

Telangana: KT Rama Rao appears before ACB for questioning in Formula E race case

India TV News  

After a high voltage drama outside Telangana ACB office, MLA and Former Minister KT Rama Rao has appeared for questioning in the Formula E Race case before the Anti-Corruption Bureau. While speaking to media outside the ACB office, KTR said, "I am here as a law-abiding citizen respecting the honourable high court, respecting anit corruptions bureaus direction to appear before …

KTR walks out of ACB questioning in Formula E case, claims lawyer denied entry
3 days, 17 hours ago

KTR walks out of ACB questioning in Formula E case, claims lawyer denied entry

India Today  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi Working President KT Rama Rao on Monday skipped questioning by the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau after being denied permission to have his lawyer present during the inquiry. KTR arrived at the ACB headquarters around 10 am but was stopped from entering the premises due to objections raised by the police regarding his lawyer's presence. He also alleged that …

Telangana ACB summons KTR for questioning in Formula E race corruption case
6 days, 17 hours ago

Telangana ACB summons KTR for questioning in Formula E race corruption case

India Today  

The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau issued a notice to BRS working president KT Rama Rao, summoning him for questioning on January 6 in connection with alleged irregularities in organising the Formula E race during the previous BRS regime. Former Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and ex-Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Chief Engineer BLN Reddy were also named in …

Telangana: BRS chief KT Rama Rao summoned by ACB for questioning on Jan 6 in Formula-E race case
6 days, 17 hours ago

Telangana: BRS chief KT Rama Rao summoned by ACB for questioning on Jan 6 in Formula-E race case

India TV News  

Bharat Rashrta Samithi president KT Rama Rao has been summoned by the Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau for questioning in the Formula E race case, on January 6, at 10 am. The central agency filed an enforcement case information report or FIR last week in the case under various sections of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, taking cognisance of a Telangana …

Arvind, Reddy seek time to appear in Formula E case
6 days, 22 hours ago

Arvind, Reddy seek time to appear in Formula E case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior IAS officer and Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar and HMDA retired employee B.L.N. Reddy on Thursday sought more time to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the Formula E racing case. Though ED officials had asked them to appear before them on January 8 and 10, senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar and Reddy sought time till …

KT Rama Rao dismisses Formula-E Case as hollow, urges BC reservations in local polls
1 week ago

KT Rama Rao dismisses Formula-E Case as hollow, urges BC reservations in local polls

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Terming the case filed against him in Formula-E Race issue as “hollow”, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday said that he had confidence in the judiciary. Claiming that the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau was “a bundle of mistakes”, the BRS leader alleged that several irrelevant items were included in the case at the behest of …

ED may grill Arvind over E race today
1 week ago

ED may grill Arvind over E race today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Senior IAS officer and Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar is likely to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday, following a notice issued to him by the agency in connection with the formula E racing irregularities case, A few days ago, the ED officials, who registered cases under relevant sections, served notices to BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, …

ACB Files Five Allegations Against KTR in Formula E Scam
1 week, 1 day ago

ACB Files Five Allegations Against KTR in Formula E Scam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Telangana High Court on Tuesday reserved its decision in BRS working president K.T. While hearing Rama Rao’s quash petition, the court asked which provision of the HMDA Act had enabled the agency to spend public funds to conduct a sports event. Advocate-General A. Sudarshan Reddy representing the Anti Corruption Bureau submitted five accusations against Rama Rao alleging lack of …

Formula E race case: Telangana HC reserves order on quashing FIR against BRS leader KT Rama Rao
1 week, 2 days ago

Formula E race case: Telangana HC reserves order on quashing FIR against BRS leader KT Rama Rao

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a petition filed by BRS working president KT Rama Rao seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by the Anti Corruption Bureau in the Formula-E race issue. Advocate General A Sudarshan Reddy pointed out that payments were made to Formula E Organisation without following business rules and necessary …

ED issues summons to KTR asking to appear on Jan.7 in Formula-E race case
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ED issues summons to KTR asking to appear on Jan.7 in Formula-E race case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate summoned former Minister and BRS working president, KT Rama Rao, to appear before it on January 7 in connection with the Formula-E race case. The premier investigating agency also issued notices to senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, who was the Principal Secretary of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, and the retired HMDA chief engineer BLN Reddy …

Formula-E race case: ED issues summons to ex-Telangana minister KT Rama Rao on January 7
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Formula-E race case: ED issues summons to ex-Telangana minister KT Rama Rao on January 7

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to former Telangana minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao, asking him to appear on January 7 in a money laundering case over alleged financial irregularities linked to the Formula-E race held in Hyderabad in February 2023. A notice has also asked Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority …

ED summons BRS leader KT Rama Rao in Formula E race money laundering case; party calls action 'politically motivated'
1 week, 5 days ago

ED summons BRS leader KT Rama Rao in Formula E race money laundering case; party calls action 'politically motivated'

New Indian Express  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and son of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, Rama Rao has been asked to depose for the recording of his statement on January 7, the sources said. Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar and retired bureaucrat and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority chief engineer BLN Reddy have also been summoned on January 2 and …

Formula E race case: BRS tense as ACB, ED likely to expedite probe
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Formula E race case: BRS tense as ACB, ED likely to expedite probe

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Tension seems to be building up in the Bharat Rashtra Samithi circles over the next move of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and Enforcement Directorate in the investigation into the Formula E Race case. Both the agencies have registered cases against BRS working president and former IT minister KT Rama Rao, former IAS officer Arvind Kumar and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development …

Formula-E Race "Scam": Telangana HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To BRS's KT Rama Rao Till December 30
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Formula-E Race "Scam": Telangana HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To BRS's KT Rama Rao Till December 30

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court in an interim order on Friday has granted protection from arrest to BRS MLA KT Rama Rao till December 30, in an FIR over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad when BRS was in power. Issuing notice to the state and asking them to file their response, Justice N V Shravan Kumar …

Hyderabad Formula E funding case: More trouble for KTR as ED to file case
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Hyderabad Formula E funding case: More trouble for KTR as ED to file case

India Today  

The 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 …

Hyderabad: ED files fresh case against BRS leader KT Rama Rao in Formula-E race scam
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Hyderabad: ED files fresh case against BRS leader KT Rama Rao in Formula-E race scam

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed a money laundering case against the BRS leader KT Rama Rao and others in a case linked to alleged payment irregularities in the Formula-E race. Case against KT Rama Rao Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday registered a case against BRS working president and MLA KT Rama Rao regarding alleged payments, including unauthorised foreign currency …

KTR defends money transfer in Formula-E race and terms the case against him as rubbish
3 weeks ago

KTR defends money transfer in Formula-E race and terms the case against him as rubbish

The Hindu  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K. T. Rama Rao defended the transfer of ₹55 crore to the organisers of the Formula-E race last year and said the Anti-Corruption Bureau has no locus standi to book a case since there was no corruption in it at all. Mr. Rama Rao gave a detailed explanation of the transactions done to save the …

ACB Files Corruption Case Against KT Rama Rao Over Irregularities Linked To Hyderabad Formula-E Race
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ACB Files Corruption Case Against KT Rama Rao Over Irregularities Linked To Hyderabad Formula-E Race

ABP News  

The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday lodged an FIR against Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and MLA KT Rama Rao in connection with alleged irregularities in the Formula-E race in Hyderabad. Besides him, the ACB has also named former Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Chief Engineer BLN Reddy as accused. …

Formula-E race issue: Case registered against BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao
3 weeks ago

Formula-E race issue: Case registered against BRS leader K.T. Rama Rao

The Hindu  

The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday registered an FIR against BRS working president and MLA K T Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad during the previous regime, official sources said. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma had recently granted permission to register a case against Rama Rao, over the issue. Rama Rao, who was the …

KTR challenges Revanth Reddy for Telangana Assembly debate on Formula E row
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3 weeks ago

KTR challenges Revanth Reddy for Telangana Assembly debate on Formula E row

India Today  

BRS working president KT Rama Rao, popularly known as KTR, on Thursday openly challenged Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, urging him to initiate a discussion in the Telangana Assembly on the Formula E race controversy. The Anti-Corruption Bureau filed a corruption case against KTR over alleged irregularities in a Formula E race held at Hyderabad in February 2023. KTR defended the …

Case against KT Rama Rao over Rs 45 crore payment linked to 2023 Formula-E race
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Case against KT Rama Rao over Rs 45 crore payment linked to 2023 Formula-E race

India Today  

The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday filed an FIR against Telangana’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and MLA, KT Rama Rao, over alleged irregularities in hosting the Formula-E race during the previous regime, official sources revealed. KTR has been named the prime accused, with former Municipal Administration and Urban Development Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Chief …

Governor nod for probe against KT Rama Rao may open Pandora’s box
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Governor nod for probe against KT Rama Rao may open Pandora’s box

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: A thorough probe into the allegations of irregularities in organising the Formula-E race may spell more trouble for former minister KT Rama Rao, as the ACB is expected to register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Meanwhile, sources disclosed that, in addition to the probe, the ACB is considering raids on the residences of Rama Rao, his …

Formula E Car Race Scam: CS Writes to ACB Seeking Probe Against KTR
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Formula E Car Race Scam: CS Writes to ACB Seeking Probe Against KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on Tuesday wrote to the Director-General, Anti-Corruption Bureau asking him to initiate a probe against BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao in connection with alleged irregularities amounting to Rs.55 crore in the Formula E car race held in Hyderabad during the BRS regime in 2023, official sources said. The development follows the state Cabinet …

Formula E Race Noose Tightens Around KTR After Governor Gives Nod for ACB Probe
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Formula E Race Noose Tightens Around KTR After Governor Gives Nod for ACB Probe

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has reportedly granted permission to the Anti-Corruption Bureau to prosecute BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, the former municipal administration and urban development minister, in connection with alleged irregularities in the payment of Rs 55 crore for the conduct of a Formula E car race at Hyderabad in February 2023, official sources said here on …

Anti-graft Team Fails to Take Government’s Permission to Question Arvind Kumar
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti-graft Team Fails to Take Government’s Permission to Question Arvind Kumar

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau continues to take a leninent view of the ACB probe into the involvement of senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar despite key accused Shiva Balakrishna, former director of HMDA, allegedly confessing to Kumar’s involvement. Balakrishna was arrested by ACB officials for allegedly acquiring properties through corrupt practices, particularly by granting permissions to various real estate firms to …

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