Mining scam: HD Kumaraswamy denied bail

Team Udayavani, Jun 13, 2017, 4:39 PM IST

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka CM and Janata Dal Secular JD (S) party’s State President HD Kumaraswamy (57) was denied anticipatory bail by a special court on Tuesday in the Janthakal mining case.

Earlier in May, Kumaraswamy had been granted interim bail for a period of seven days. Kumaraswamy is accused of misuse of office, corruption and illegal grants of permission to the Janthakal mining company when he was the Karnataka CM back in 2007.

IAS officer Ganga Ram Baderia was arrested in May by the Lokayukta. Following the interim bail in May, Y Vanamala Anandarao, presiding officer of the 53rd City Civil and Sessions Court, had asked Kumaraswamy to cooperate with the investigation officer of the case and also directed him to not to travel overseas without prior permission from the court.

Anita Kumaraswamy  who was a JD(S) MLA during then, was also accused of “abusing their official positions” in granting lease to Janthakal mining company for lifting of one lakh tonne of iron ore. According to the first report prepared by Karnataka Lokayukta in 2008, 2,38,166 metric tonnes of iron ore, valued at more than Rs 23 crore, was permitted transportation by the state government.