Hyderabad, May 6 -- A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has sentenced 7 years' Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to five accused along with total fine of 1.4 lakh, including a fine of Rs 1 lakh imposed on accused company in the Obulapuram mining case, said the agency in a statement on Tuesday.

The CBI Court has also acquitted former state minister Sabitha Indra Reddy and former bureaucrat B Krupanandam in the Obulapuram mining case.

According to the CBI, the five accused are VD Rajgopal, then Director of Mines and Geology, in Andhra government; BJP MLA Gali Janardhan Reddy, then Director; BV Srinivasa Reddy, then Managing both of M/s OMCPL, Bellary; Mehfuz Ali Khan, then Partner of M/s Devi Enterprises, Bellary and M/s Obulapuram Min...