Hyderabad, May 6 -- A special CBI court in Nampally sentenced former Karnataka minister, Gali Janardhan Reddy, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the Obulapuram illegal mining case.

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

The CBI court announced the verdict on Tuesday, May 6. All four have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment along with a Rs 1.4 lakh fine.

About Obulapuram illegal mining case

The case is one of the high-profile cases centring on Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), owned by Gali Janardhan Reddy, was accused of ...