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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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
