Lokayukta Police today raided the premises of former minister and mining baron Janardhan Reddy in Ballari in Karnataka, for alleged illegal mining and possession of disproportionate assets.<br/><br/>A Lokayukta official said that a 42-member team of sleuths from the anti-graft watchdog was involved in the operation.<br/><br/>The official said, documents pertaining to exports of alleged illegal iron ore and property were seized during the raids led by Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police Sampath Kumar.<br/><br/>Reddy is under probe by both CBI and Lokayukta for alleged illegal mining deals linked to Oblapuram Mining Company (OMC) and other cases.<br/><br/>The once powerful Reddy from the mine-rich Ballari district spent about 40 months in jail before being out on bail in January this year.<br/><br/>Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivas Reddy, managing director of OMC, were arrested by CBI on September 5, 2011 from Ballari.