KTR refuses to appear before ACB without lawyers in Formula E case
Hindustan Times Navi Mumbai|January 07, 2025
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and legislator KT Rama Rao on Monday refused to appear without his lawyers before the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for questioning in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E racing in Hyderabad during the previous regime.
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

HYDERABAD:

A high-drama prevailed at the ACB office at Banjara Hills in the morning, when KTR – as he is popularly known – arrived with his team of lawyers, in response to the probe agency's notice dated January 3. Police stopped his vehicle and refused to allow his lawyers inside the building. After a standoff that lasted for about 45 minutes, KTR left the office after submitting his reply to the notice.

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