A CBI court sentenced Reddy and three others to seven years' imprisonment for illegal mining in Bellary Reserve Forest area. Reddy is a former BJP leader and a mining baron with a controversial past of corruption and tax evasion. Gali Janardhan Reddy was sentenced to 7 years in prison in Obulapuram Mining Company scam case on May 5, 2025. He was sent to jail post the verdict. Now, Gali is free, but has to adhere to the conditions laid down for him. He will remain out of jail even as the appeal against his conviction is fully heard. The case dates back to 2007, 2009, when Gali violated many norms through his company OMC. Following his conviction, he lost his MLA post from Gangavathi constituency in Karnataka. His ... The CBI arrested Janardhan Reddy and Srinivas Reddy on September 5, 2011 for illegal mining and export of iron ore from Ballari in Karnataka and Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad: A special CBI court here on Tuesday convicted former Karnataka minister and MLA Gali Janardhan Reddy and three others in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case. The court sentenced them to seven years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each. Reddy was ...
