Hyderabad, May 6 -- In a sensational verdict delivered after 15 years of a crime being committed, the special CBI court in Nampally sentenced former Karnataka BJP minister, Gali Janardhan Reddy, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the Obulapuram illegal mining case.

Janardhan Reddy, along with four other convicts, were sent to Chanchalguda Central Prison after medical tests were performed on them right after the verdict was delivered.

The other accused are: Former Andhra Pradesh director of mines, VD Rajagopal (A3); former managing director of OMC BV Srinivasa Reddy (A1) and personal assistant to Gali Janardhan Reddy (A2), Mehfuz Ali Khan (A7).

It is worthwhile to note that BV Srinivasa Reddy is the brother-in-la...