CBI arrests Reddy's associate in iron ore scam

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Press Trust of India Bangalore
Last Updated : Mar 01 2013 | 8:55 PM IST
A close associate of mining baron and former minister G Janardhana Reddy has been arrested by the CBI in connection with illegal iron ore export from the Belekeri port in Karwar.
K V Nagaraj alias Swastik Nagaraj, arrested yesterday in Bellary, was produced today before the CBI court, which remanded him in police custody till March 8.
He has been charged under various IPC sections and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 besides Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) MMDR Act 1963 and section 24 of the Karnataka Forest Act 1963.
Under a Supreme Court directive, the CBI is investigating illegal export of iron ore.
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First Published: Mar 01 2013 | 8:55 PM IST

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