The hearing on anticipatory bail petition filed by former Chief Minister of Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa, his sons and son-in-law, will continue in the High Court today afternoon. They have filed bail plea in the background of CBI inquiry going on against them in the illegal mining case. The Counsel for CBI, Ashok Bhan had pleaded before the court yesterday that Yeddyurappa’s sons who were summoned to CBI office last Saturday, did not reply properly to their enquiries and need to be detained.The CBI probe was ordered by the Apex Court on recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee set up by it to look into illegal mining. It is charged that during his tenure as Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa helped the trusts managed by his sons and son-in-law to get donations from mining company in return for favours from the Government. It is also charged that his sons and son-in-law got 40 guntas of land denotified in Bangalore and sold it to a mining company for 40 crore rupees.
News On AIR | June 19, 2012 1:28 PM
Former K'taka CM Yeddyurappa bail hearing in mining case continues