Hyderabad: Senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar was transferred morning and has not been given a new posting, who is accused in the Formula E-race case.

It may be recalled that the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has granted permission to prosecute Arvind Kumar, who is listed as A-2 in the case relating to alleged financial irregularities linked to the Formula E-race event held in 2023.

He is a 1991-batch officer, was serving as Special Chief Secretary to the Government (Disaster Management), Revenue Department. Following his transfer, senior IAS officer Dana Kishore was given full additional charge (FAC) as Special Chief Secretary, Disaster Management.

Arvind Kumar was serving in the Municipal Administration department when the previous BRS Government conducted the Formula E race event. The then Municipal Administration Minister, KTR, who is the working president of the BRS, has been named A-1 in the Formula E-race case.