Hyderabad, Nov. 21 -- Telangana governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Thursday granted permission to the state government to proceed with prosecution and custodial questioning of Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and former minister K T Rama Rao (KTR) in the alleged misappropriation of funds related to the Formula E race held in Hyderabad in 2022, people familiar with the matter said.

An official privy to the matter said the ACB was now preparing to formally register charges against KTR and was expected to file a chargesheet soon after completing the interrogation. The BRS leader was questioned twice in the past - first in January and then in June, in connection with the case.

According to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), irregularities ...