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Bengaluru: The Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday approved a Special Investigation Team to probe all the cases related to illegal mining of iron ore that the CBI said it could not find evidence in.
The cases relate to the previous BJP government in Karnataka when a Lokayukta investigation found that illegal mining to the tune of over Rs 3000 crore had taken place. Ore was being illegally transported from Bellary in North Karnataka, parts of Andhra and shipped abroad via ports in Karnataka, Andhra and Goa.
When the case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, it was expected that the agency will bring the accused to justice. Several influential ministers of the previous government, like G Janardhana Reddy and B Sriramulu, were said to be involved in the case. Reddy has served his time in jail, while Sriramulu is currently the MLA from Bellary (Rural).
Even former CM BS Yeddyurappa was named in the Lokayukta report, thus paving the way for him to step down.
The agency probed the case for three years, during which thousands of tonnes of ore was allegedly shipped away, and then claimed that it could not find sufficient evidence.
After a cabinet sub committee’s recommendation, the current Congress government in Karnataka has decided to form a SIT.
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