Bangalore: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday summoned the wife of mining baron and former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy to appear before it on July 10 in an illegal mining case filed against them.
CBI special court judge B M Angadi ordered the issue of summons to Aruna Lakshmi, the second accused in the illegal mining case filed against Reddy, already in judicial custody since his arrest in September 2011.
Lakshmi is the co-owner of the Deccan Mining Syndicate (DMS) and Associated Mining Corporation (AMC).
The judge also extended till August 4 the judicial custody of Reddy, his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khan and three others, arrested in connection with illegal mining....
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04:44 PM, Jul 02, 2012
Bangalore: A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Wednesday dismissed the bail pleas of former Karnataka minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy, his personal assistant Mehfuz Ali Khjan and three others arrested in connection with an illegal mining case involving Associated Mining Corporation. Judge B M Angadi dismissed the petitions on the ground that the accused had committed an economic offence of "high magnitude affecting the very economy...
04:48 PM, May 30, 2012
Mysore: Hours after the Supreme Court ordered an enquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the allegations against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader alleged that it was a conspiracy against him to make him an accused. "The Supreme Court has ordered probe into illegal mining that pertained to my tenure as Chief Minister. I request the Prime Minister to order...
05:35 PM, May 11, 2012
Bangalore: The Karnataka government on Tuesday submitted a report to the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on denotification of 1.2 acre land in Rachenahalli and its sale to a mining firm by family members of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa. The CEC had sought information on the entire transaction including on denotification of the land and its sale on the basis of a complaint filed by an NGO, alleging...
02:53 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Bangalore: Amid tight security, former Karnataka Tourism Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy was on Friday produced before a special CBI court in Bangalore which remanded him to CBI custody till March 12 in connection with an illegal mining case. Reddy and 20 others are facing charges for their alleged involvement in illegal mining, over which the CBI had filed an FIR against them in October last. Reddy was...
12:13 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: Former Karnataka Tourism Minister G Janardhan Reddy of the BJP is likely to be produced in a CBI court in Bangalore on Friday. Reddy, along with his brother-in-law, has been in jail since their arrest in September 2011 over his alleged involvement in an illegal mining case. Reddy was taken to Bangalore on Thursday by road amid heavy security in the wake of the warrant issued by a...
10:28 AM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Empowered Committee is all set to file its report in the Karnataka illegal mining scam on Friday. Sources say that the Supreme Court appointed Committee has reportedly recommended that 45 lessees be allowed to resume their mining operations. The Congress had on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a CBI probe into the scam which caused a whopping Rs 17085 crore loss to the states exchequer, and...
09:50 AM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: A Supreme Court appointed committee on illegal mining in Karnataka has submitted its final report. The committee has come down heavily on mining companies and recommended that their licenses be cancelled. Most of the violators are C-category mines. The decision could have some political repercussions too, as many of the mines have links to politicians in Karnataka. Some of the mines are owned by the associates of the...
06:27 PM, Feb 06, 2012
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has moved the Supreme Court, seeking quashing of the criminal complaint against him in the illegal mining case in Karnataka. This came after the Karnataka High Court allowed the state police to probe charges against Krishna. Krishna has been accused of illegally de-reserving large forest areas for mining in Bellary when he was the chief minister between 1999 and 2004. Krishna is also...
06:34 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Bellary: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday conducted raids at the office and residence of Karnataka MLA Nagendra from Bellary. Nagendra is a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka. The raids have been conducted in connection with the illegal mining in Bellary. The Karnataka CBI also raided the administration and HR offices of Jindal Steels in Bellary in connection with the illegal mining. According...
09:36 AM, Oct 03, 2011
