ARRESTS MADE IN INDIA IRON ORE MINING SCANDAL
September 1st, 2011
BY RAGHAVENDRA VERMA
CORRUPTION scandals involving unauthorised and illegal iron ore mining in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have now led to the arrest of Gali Janardhan Reddy and B.V. Srinivasa Reddy, the two senior executives of Obulapuram Mining Company, which is also facing similar charges in neighbouring state of Karnataka. The accused brother-in-laws, the former an ex-tourism minister in Karnataka, were arrested on Monday (September 5) by India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which has been investigating allegations of illegal iron ore ...
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