An FIR registered by Abraham, a city-based social activist and a businessman,against former CM's of Karnataka, Presently External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and two other former Karnataka chief ministers by the Lokayukta Police today on a petition filed as complaint alleging that they facilitated illegal mining during their tenure.FIR named Krishna, along with his senior Congress colleague N Dharam Singh and JDS state unit President H D Kumaraswamy, who succeeded him as chief ministers, have been named in the FIR, Lokayukta ADGP Satyanarayana Rao told PTI.
PTI further reports ,Eleven bureaucrats also been named in the FIR filed under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Forest Conservation Act, Forest Act and Minerals and Metals Regulation and Development Act (MMRDA) and IPC.This is after the admitting a private complaint filed by T J Abraham on December 3, Lokayukta Court Judge N K Sudhindra Rao had directed the police to investigate it and submit a report on or before January 6.
Petition complainant has alleged Krishna, was the Chief Minister from October 1999 to May 2004, and Dharam Singh and Kumaraswamy permitted illegal mining for pecuniary gains.
Abraham, a city-based social activist and a businessman, had submitted that his complaint was based on the report on illegal mining presented to the government by then Lokayukta Santosh Hegde in August.
With this, four former chief ministers are facing Lokayukta police probe based on private complaints. B S Yeddyurappa was released on bail last month after his arrest on a private complaint alleging irregularities in land denotifications to benefit his family members.
PTI further reports ,Eleven bureaucrats also been named in the FIR filed under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, Forest Conservation Act, Forest Act and Minerals and Metals Regulation and Development Act (MMRDA) and IPC.This is after the admitting a private complaint filed by T J Abraham on December 3, Lokayukta Court Judge N K Sudhindra Rao had directed the police to investigate it and submit a report on or before January 6.
Petition complainant has alleged Krishna, was the Chief Minister from October 1999 to May 2004, and Dharam Singh and Kumaraswamy permitted illegal mining for pecuniary gains.
Abraham, a city-based social activist and a businessman, had submitted that his complaint was based on the report on illegal mining presented to the government by then Lokayukta Santosh Hegde in August.
With this, four former chief ministers are facing Lokayukta police probe based on private complaints. B S Yeddyurappa was released on bail last month after his arrest on a private complaint alleging irregularities in land denotifications to benefit his family members.
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