A special court in Bengaluru has sentenced Congress MLA Sateesh Krishna Sail to seven years imprisonment and imposed hefty fines for theft and illegal export of seized iron ore from Belekeri port during 2009-10.
The Karnataka government would 'fully cooperate' with the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the illegal extraction of 50.7 lakh metric tonnes of iron ore in 17 months from the state's forests, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said on Sunday.
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