I was offered Rs 40 crore to bailout mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy: Former CBI special judge
Hyderabad, Aug 27: A former CBI special judge has appeared in a court here as a witness in connection with a "cash-for-bail" case involving mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy and claimed that an offer of bribe to the tune of Rs 40 crore was made to him to grant bail to the former Karnataka minister in 2012.
The former judge, Naga Maruti Sarma, had served as special judge for CBI cases in 2012 and was hearing a case of alleged illegal mining involving Reddy.
Sarma reiterated his previous claim before the Anti-Corruption Bureau Court on Monday that an offer of bribe was made to him through another judicial officer to give bail to Reddy.
The case is presently being tried at the ACB court in the city.
The matter has been posted for further hearing on September 12.
Reddy, who was in a jail in Hyderabad in 2012 in connection with the case, had sought bail from the CBI court.
Sarma had earlier claimed that he rejected the offer made by the judicial officer.
The offer was allegedly made when Sarma had called on the judicial officer, senior to him, when the latter sought to meet him.
Reddy was given bail by another judge in the case and the CBI had complained to ACB on the matter.
Two judges were suspended earlier in connection with the case which created a sensation in 2012.
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BJP leader’s son killed in Hubballi reel shoot; minor driver, father arrested
Hubballi: A tragic accident during a social media reel shoot that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy has led to the arrest of a minor and his father in Hubballi, police said.
According to Asianet News, the deceased has been identified as Nimish Sangalad, son of BJP leader Veeresh Sangalad. The incident occurred while a group of minors were attempting to shoot an action brake reel.
According to police, the stunt involved driving a car at high speed and suddenly applying brakes for dramatic effect. However, the attempt went wrong when the speeding vehicle crashed into a scooter, killing Nimish on the spot.
Police have arrested the minor who was driving the car along with his father, Nagaraj Raikar, the owner of the vehicle, for allegedly allowing an underage person to drive. Both have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the vehicle’s insurance had expired in December 2022 and had not been renewed. Officials also found that the car is still registered in the name of its previous owner, Anil Kumar S. from Uttar Pradesh, since 2013. The ownership documents were reportedly never transferred properly.
Further investigation is underway.
