IAS officer Y Srilakshmi questioned in Obulapuram mining case

CBI, probing the alleged illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), Saturday questioned senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi for a second time this week.

Srilakshmi, listed as one of the accused in the illegal mining case involving former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, arrived at the CBI office this morning at about 1100 hours and was still being questioned, a CBI officer said this evening.

Around noon, a team of CBI officials took Srilakshmi to a bank located at Anandanagar colony, opened a locker and seized some documents, cash and jewellery, sources said.

Srilakshmi was questioned for nine hours on Thursday last in connection with illegal mining activities of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by Gali Janardhan Reddy.

The CBI has so far arrested three persons in the case including Gali Janardhana Reddy, his brother-in-law and company’s Managing Director BV Srinivas Reddy who are presently under judicial custody while VD Rajagopal, a former AP Mines Director, who was arrested last week, is now in CBI custody till November 21.

Srilakshmi was the secretary of Andhra Pradesh Industries Department and Rajagopal was the then Mines Director and vice-chairman and managing director (in-charge) of AP Mineral Development Corporation during the period 2004-10 when alleged irregularities in grant of lease and permits to OMC surfaced.