Belekeri iron ore theft case: MLA Satish Sail, others to receive sentencing today (Oct. 26)
Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives, which recently found MLA Satish Sail and others guilty in the Belekeri port iron ore theft case, will announce the sentencing later today.
The court reserved its decision after hearing arguments on Friday. CBI prosecutor K.S. Hema argued that the accused were involved in the illegal export of 3,100 metric tons of iron ore, requesting the maximum prison sentence along with a fine.
Senior advocate Murthy D. Naik, representing MLA Satish Sail, pointed out that Sail suffers from health issues and is under treatment, citing this as grounds for his previous bail. He also noted that the maximum sentence under the anti-corruption and theft laws is three years, requesting a sentence below this limit.
The bench, presided over by Justice Santosh Gajanana Bhat, had declared MLA Sail, former port officer Mahesh Biliya, and five others guilty on Thursday. Following the judgment, CBI authorities took all seven into custody.
Seven await sentencing in custody
MLA Satish Sail, port officer Mahesh Biliya, Lal Mahal company owner Prem Chand Garg, Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Traders owner Kharadapudi Mahesh, Swastik company owner K.V. Nagaraj, Govindaraju, and Aashapura company owner Chetan were detained and are currently held in Parappana Agrahara Central Prison awaiting the court’s decision.
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Maharashtra Cong chief Nana Patole scrapes through in Sakoli, wins by 208 votes
Mumbai, Nov 23: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole survived a scare from his nearest BJP rival in the Sakoli assembly constituency but managed to win the tight contest by a narrow margin of 208 votes.
Patole, the incumbent Congress MLA from Sakoli, polled 96,795 votes, while his challenger from BJP, Avinash Brahmankar, came tantalisingly close to bagging 96,587 votes.
Independent nominee Somadatta Karanjekar was a distant third, bagging 18,309 votes.
While Patole managed to save the face with the thin margin, the Congress unit led by him and the Maha Vikas Aghadi were routed by the BJP-led Mahayuti in the one-sided contest.
