Hyderabad (17.02.2026): The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has approved prosecution of Arvind Kumar (IAS: 1991: TG) in the Formula E race case for alleged financial irregularities. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which is probing the matter, is now preparing to file a chargesheet against all the accused, including BRS working president K T Rama Rao. With prosecution approvals now in place for both the political executive and the senior administrative official, the ACB is expected to move ahead with filing the chargesheet shortly.

The case pertains to alleged irregularities in the organisation of the second edition of the Formula E race held in Hyderabad in 2024. The ACB registered a case against Rama Rao, former Special Chief Secretary (MAUD) Arvind Kumar and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority chief engineer BLN Reddy for allegedly diverting about `55 crore to certain foreign companies associated with Formula E race operations.