US EditionEx-Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment in Obulapuram mining case
- On May 6, 2025, a special CBI court in Hyderabad sentenced Gali Janardhan Reddy, a BJP leader from Karnataka, along with three additional individuals, to seven years in prison for their involvement in the Obulapuram illegal mining case.
- The conviction followed a nearly 16-year investigation of illegal iron ore mining and tax evasion by Obulapuram Mining Company along the Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border, triggered by a 2009 CBI case registration.
- The court found Reddy, his relatives, and officials guilty of illegal mining from 2007 to 2009 that caused a loss of ₹884 crore to the exchequer and fined each convict ₹10,000 plus ₹1 lakh on OMC.
- The judgment was delivered nearly 14 years after the first chargesheet, which included evidence from 219 witnesses and 3,400 documents, while acquitting former ministers Sabitha Indra Reddy and B. Krupanandam due to lack of evidence.
- Following the verdict, the convicts were taken into custody and their sentencing highlights the prolonged legal battle to hold influential figures accountable for large-scale illegal mining.
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Ex-Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment in Obulapuram mining case
A CBI court has convicted former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and three others in the Obulapuram illegal mining case, sentencing them to seven years' imprisonment.
·New Delhi, India
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K’taka Cong welcomes conviction of MLA Janardhana Reddy, says it’s clear message to corrupt
Bangalore, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ruling Congress party in Karnataka has welcomed the conviction of mining baron and MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy and stated that it has sent a clear message to those who indulge in corrupt practices. MLA Reddy represents the Gangavathy Assembly constituency in Karnataka. In the Obulapuram mining case verdict on May 6, a CBI court in Hyderabad convicted Gali Janardhan Reddy and three others for illegal mining, ca…
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