Hyderabad, Feb. 14 -- The central government has reportedly granted sanction to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to prosecute IAS officer Arvind Kumar in connection with the Formula E case.

Telangana Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao had written to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in December last year seeking approval for the IAS officer's prosecution.

The ACB had submitted its prosecution report to the Telangana government on September 9, naming Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working presidentKT Rama Rao as the prime accused. The ACB had also sought permission to prosecute senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar, named accused number two, and former Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) chief engineer B L N Reddy. ...