The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI today filed a charge sheet in a Bangalore court against former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and others in a land allocation case.

An official release issued in New Delhi says that the charge sheet has also named a former Minister of Karnataka, the CEO and a Vice President of a Bellary based Private Steel Company, a Shimoga based Trust and five Bellary based Private Companies.

The CBI had registered the case in pursuant to the directions given by Supreme Court in May this year.

During investigation it was revealed that the accused persons allegedly hatched a criminal conspiracy during 2006 to 2010, and pursuant to the said conspiracy the two sons and a son in law of then Chief Minister Karnataka Mr Yedurappa purchased land for 40-lakhs rupees which was notified for acquisition by the Karnataka government by violating various laws.