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The ED has issued notices to BRS working president KTR in the sensational formula e-car racing case. The ED has asked him to appear before it for questioning on January 7. The ED also sent notices to IAS officer Arvind Kumar, who is A2 in this case and former HMDA Chief Engineer BLN Reddy, A3 in the case.

The ED asked the two officials to appear before it for questioning on January 2 and 3, 2025.

On the other hand, the High Court heard the quash petition filed by KTR in this case on Friday. The court ordered that KTR not be arrested until December 31. The ACB also filed a petition to lift the non-arrest order against KTR. The High Court has ordered KTR and the State government to file a counter-affidavits in the case.

Meanwhile, the ACB has handed over the details of the Formula E car racing case to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ACB handed over the records of the finance ministry, details of HMDA payments, agreement documents signed by the HMDA and an FIR to the ED in connection with the case.

The ACB also filed a counter in the High Court in the Formula E car racing case. The ACB mentioned key issues in the counter. In the counter, the ACB claimed that KTR was involved in criminal misappropriation of government money and criminal misconduct.

They alleged that KTR had pressurised the officials to make the payments without the cabinet decision and the finance department's approval. It said Rs 55 crore was transferred to a foreign company without permission and added that it had resulted in an additional burden of Rs 8 crore on HMDA.

"To ask for the case to be dismissed on irrelevant grounds is to obstruct the investigation," it said. In the counter, the ACB also said the petition filed by KTR did not deserve to be heard. The ACB said an FIR was registered against KTR only after obtaining permission from the authorities.

"It is not correct to say that the case was registered due to political vendetta or pressure on the authorities. The Municipal department said business rules were violated when contracts were signed,” the ACB said. It also said KTR himself had revealed that payments should be made to the FEO.

The ACB said it was not right to demand that the case be dismissed as the process of registration of the FIR was delayed. In its counter-affidavit, the ACB said there was a Supreme Court order that a case can be registered without a preliminary inquiry when there are serious allegations.