Black from Karnataka Gali Janardan Reddy. File | PHOTO CREDIT: SUDHAKARA JAIN
The Special Court for the Central Central Office (CBI) in Hyderabad on Tuesday (May 6, 2025) awarded a seven -year imprisonment of four people, including Bharatiya Janata (BJP) MLA of Karnataka Gali Janardan Reddy, and its relative BV Srinivas, Lession, Leading Chroing (OMC). illegal income), in the case of illegal income), in the case of an illegal agreement), in the case of an illegal agreement), in the case of an illegal inquiry), in the case of an illegal body), in the case of an illegal port), in the case of an illegal body). Anantapur District of Divided Andhra Pradesh. The case was registered almost 16 years ago.
Sabitha Indra Reddy, Interior Minister Andr Pradesh, when the case was registered, and the Indian officer administrative service (IAS) B. Krupanandam was retired due to lack of evidence. Officer IAS Y. Srilakshmi has already received relief in the same case as the Theangana High Court, his petition in November 2022 allowed.
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Mrs. Indra Reddy later joined Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), served as a minister in the former BRS government and is currently Maheshware Mla.
Among those who were convicted are VD Rajagopal, the then director of the mining department and personal assistant Janardan Reddy Ali Khan. A fine of 10,000 GBP was also imposed on Rajagopal, Khan, Janardan Reddy and Srinivas Reddy. The OMC was fined 2 lakh for alleged illegality.
Mining Železná Ruda OMC in the village of Obulapuram in the Ballari Reserve Forest in the anantapore district along the border of Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka. In 2009, the Congress Government filed a complaint against the Center assertion that the company benefits iron ore contrary to all rules. It was argued that OMC illegally extract minerals in areas outside its allowed jurisdiction.
The CBI registered the case of December 7, 2009. After two years of investigation, she filed an indictment in 2011 and accused OMC of indulging illegal mining at the melody of 884.13 crore. CBI explored 219 witnesses and submitted 3,400 documents. One of the nine accused, Linga Reddy, died during the trial period.
The case took many twists and turns after the first information report (Fir) was submitted in 2009. The accused moved the High Court and secured the orders that remained against them. The investigating agency then appealed to the division’s bench and had orders released. This resulted in an extended legal battle. In this case, CBI filed four accusations from 2009 to 2014. The indictment said OMC was exporting iron ore, which illegally extracted to other countries, and indulged in Benami transaction.
Published – May 6, 2025 23:25 is
