In Karnataka, the CBI has registered five cases in connection with illegal iron ore export scam worth 2500 crore rupees. It carried out searches at 17 locations, including the premises of associates of jailed mining baron G Janardhan Reddy today. CBI sources said, raids are being conducted in Sandur Taluk of mine-rich Bellary district also.

CBI had yesterday filed an FIR on the illegal export of iron ore from Belikeri port in Uttara Kannada district
the investigation of which has been entrusted to it by the Supreme Court. It had earlier filed a criminal case on the directions of the Supreme Court in October last year against Reddy and others under various IPC sections, Prevention of Corruption Act, Indian Forest Act and Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act 1957.