Hyderabad, July 9 -- Gali Janardhan Reddy, a key accused in the Obulapuram illegal mining case, has filed a petition in the Telangana High Court seeking the release of 57.89 kilograms of gold seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during its probe. The gold had been attached as part of the investigation into the high-profile mining scandal.

The petition was heard on Tuesday, July 8, by Justice K. Lakshman. Senior counsel representing Reddy argued that he and his wife had purchased the gold before the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) was granted its mining lease.

The counsel further claimed that the CBI court had not specified the reasons for the seizure of the gold and warned that failure to issue interim orders could cause ...