# KTR appears in Nampally court in Formula E case, next hearing on Aug 25 2026-08-17T13:46:40+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet (2 source reports) BRS working president K. Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) appeared before the Nampally ACB Special Court on Friday in connection with the Formula E car race case. The court adjourned the next hearing to August 25. Former ministers Sabitha Indra Reddy and Mahmood Ali, MLA Kaushik Reddy, and a large number of party workers accompanied KTR, causing a temporary traffic jam near the court. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) alleges that over Rs 55 crore was illegally transferred from HMDA funds to London-based Formula E Operations without Cabinet approval and in violation of regulations. The ACB claims KTR pressured officials to facilitate the diversion and that costs spanning three seasons were attributed to a single race to bypass approval requirements. IAS officer Arvind Kumar and former HMDA chief engineer B.L.N. Reddy also appeared as accused. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the same events but differ slightly in emphasis. SOURCE-1 (thehansindia.com) leads with the court appearance and adjournment, noting the traffic jam and the allegation that costs from three seasons were booked to one race. SOURCE-2 (thehansindia.com) leads with KTR's summons compliance and stresses the ACB's claim of pressure on officials and the anticipation of next steps. The sources are from the same outlet, so coverage is uniform straight reporting. The key takeaway is the next hearing on August 25, where further legal proceedings will unfold. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - thehansindia.com (neutral report) Leads with court appearance and adjournment, lists allegations factually. - thehansindia.com (2) (neutral report) Leads with summons compliance, highlights ACB's pressure allegations. This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:18:09+00:00. Tags: Anti-Corruption Bureau, Formula E, HMDA, K.T. Rama Rao Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ktr-appears-in-nampally-acb-court-in-formula-e-case-hearing-on-aug-25/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ktr-appears-in-nampally-acb-court-in-formula-e-case-hearing-on-aug-25/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/