ACB Serves New Notice to K.T. Rama Rao Regarding Formula-E Investigation
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Hyderabad, Jan 6 (NationPress) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday issued a fresh notice to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao, requesting him to appear before the bureau on January 9 in connection with the Formula-E race investigation.
ACB officials delivered the notice to Rama Rao at his residence in Gachibowli. This development occurred just hours after the former minister visited the ACB headquarters, but left without meeting with the investigating officials as his lawyer was not permitted to accompany him.
KTR, a name widely used for Rama Rao, emphasized that he wanted his lawyer present during the questioning. He departed from the ACB office after submitting a letter to the ACB official who issued the notice.
In his letter, KTR requested that the ACB postpone his questioning until the Telangana High Court delivers its ruling on his quash petition.
KTR’s correspondence to Majid Khan, the DSP of the ACB’s Central Investigation Unit, noted that the Telangana High Court has already reserved its order on his quash petition, which could be announced at any time.
KTR had received a notice on January 6 to provide the information and documents related to the case.
“However, your notice lacks specific details about the information and documents I am requested to provide concerning the case. I kindly ask that you furnish the details of the documents sought, allowing me reasonable time to respond appropriately,” wrote KTR, who expressed his willingness to cooperate while adhering to his constitutional and legal rights.
Last month, the ACB initiated a case against KTR, former Special Chief Secretary of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) department Arvind Kumar, and former Chief Engineer of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) B.L.N. Reddy for alleged irregularities amounting to Rs 54.88 crore in the Formula-E deal.
The FIR was filed following a complaint from M. Dana Kishore, the Principal Secretary of the MA&UD department, who indicated that foreign remittances were processed without the necessary approvals from the relevant regulatory bodies, leading to an additional tax liability for HMDA of Rs 8.06 crore. The FIR was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), namely sections 409 (criminal breach of trust) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).
