KTR Skips ACB Special Court Hearing Citing Personal Reasons; Matter Adjourned To Dec 4
The court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against the fourth accused: Reports
HYDERABAD: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao did not appear before the ACB special court at Nampally on Friday that is hearing the case of alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Formula E race case. The court adjourned the hearing to December 4. Rama Rao is the main accused in the alleged scam.
Rama Rao's counsel filed a petition seeking exemption from personal appearance citing personal reasons. The court allowed the petition.
Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar and HMDA former chief engineer B.L.N. Reddy, the second and third accused in the case respectively, appeared before the court on Friday.
The court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against the fourth accused, G. Kiran Malleswara Rao, after he arrived late for the hearing. His advocate Ashok Reddy subsequently moved a recall petition, following which the warrant was recalled.
The court had earlier issued a notice to Alberto Longo, founder of UK-based Formula E Operations Limited (FEO), the fifth accused. Public prosecutor G.V. Shobhanadri appeared on behalf of the government.
The ACB had registered the case in December 2024 against Rama Rao and others, alleging that `55 crore was diverted to UK-based Formula E Organisation (FEO) in violation of prescribed procedures.
In March 2026, the ACB had filed a chargesheet against Rama Rao, former municipal administration special chief secretary Arvind Kumar, HMDA former chief engineer B.L.N. Reddy, Ace Nxt Gen executive G. Kiran Malleswara Rao and FEO representative Alberto Longo.