{"id":11791,"date":"2025-09-10T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/formula-e-race-case-trouble-for-ktr-as-telangana-acb-says-brs-gained-rs-44-crore-in-electoral-bonds-india-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T19:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:05:02","slug":"formula-e-race-case-trouble-for-ktr-as-telangana-acb-says-brs-gained-rs-44-crore-in-electoral-bonds-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/formula-e-race-case-trouble-for-ktr-as-telangana-acb-says-brs-gained-rs-44-crore-in-electoral-bonds-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula E Race Case: Trouble For KTR As Telangana ACB Says BRS Gained Rs 44 Crore In Electoral Bonds | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9562679\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 10, 2025, 15:59 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9562679\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2911500510 asubttl-schema\">Reacting to the report, KT Rama Rao dismissed the case as fabricated and said he was ready to face a lie-detector test in front of the media<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2911500510 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BRS Working President KT Rama Rao. (PTI)\" title=\"BRS Working President KT Rama Rao. (PTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2911500510\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BRS Working President KT Rama Rao. (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has established quid pro quo dealings in the Formula E Race case. After a nine-month probe, investigators concluded that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) incurred a loss of Rs 75.88 crore, while Formula-E Operations (FEO) gained Rs 46 crore. In return, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) allegedly benefited through electoral bonds worth Rs 44 crore.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Based on these findings, the ACB has sought government approval to prosecute former minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao along with other accused.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">According to sources, the inquiry revealed that Ace NextGen Pvt. Ltd, the original sponsor, had backed out after disputes with FEO stalled Season 10. KTR then approved a proposal making HMDA the promoter and host city, resulting in the diversion of Rs 54.88 crore from HMDA funds without mandatory clearance from the finance department. A fresh deal signed in October 2023 further burdened the government with nearly Rs 90 crore in payments and infrastructure responsibilities, despite the model code of conduct being in force.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">The ACB also found that KTR\u2019s intervention shielded Ace NextGen from an additional Rs 600 crore obligation under the original agreement, effectively shifting the liability onto the state exchequer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">Reacting to the report, KTR dismissed the case as fabricated. \u201cNot a single rupee changed hands. I am ready to face a lie detector test here in front of the media. Do it for chief minister Revanth Reddy too in front of the ACB DGP. The truth will come out crystal clear. <em>Doodh ka Doodh, Paani ka Paani ho Jayega<\/em> [let the litmus test happen].&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">The FIR names KTR as the prime accused (A1), IAS officer Arvind Kumar as Accused No.2 (A2), and HMDA chief engineer BLN Reddy as Accused No.3 (A3), along with senior officials and private partners. The case will now move to the Vigilance Commission, following which the Governor\u2019s sanction will be sought to prosecute KTR.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">The case originated from a complaint filed on October 18, 2023, by then MAUD principal secretary Dana Kishore and was formally registered by the ACB on December 18, 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2911500510 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Telangana, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2911500510 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>September 10, 2025, 15:59 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-2911500510 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/\">india<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Formula E Race Case: Trouble For KTR As Telangana ACB Says BRS Gained Rs 44 Crore In Electoral Bonds<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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(PTI) The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has established quid pro quo dealings in the Formula E&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}