CBI opens office in Bellary to investigate illegal mining

CBI which is investigating into illegal mining in Karnataka today said it has set up its temporary office in Bellary.

CBI requested those who wish to provide information on illegal mining to either contact its office in Bellary or here.

The agency has arrested mining baron and former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivasa Reddy, the Managing Director of Obulapuram Mining Corporation, on August 5 and they have been lodged in Chanchalguda jail in Andhra Pradesh.