{ FORMULA-E RACE CASE } T’gana guv okays KTR’s prosecution

Telangana governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Thursday granted permission to the state government to proceed with prosecution and custodial questioning of Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and former minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) in the alleged misappropriation of funds related to the Formula E race held in Hyderabad in 2023, people familiar with the matter said.

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

An official privy to the matter said ACB is now preparing to formally register charges against KTR and is expected to file a charge sheet soon after completing interrogation. The BRS leader was questioned twicefirst in January and then in June-in the case. ACB said irregularities worth ₹54.88 crore were detected in the conduct of the 2023 Formula E electric car racing e