ED raids aides of former minister Nagendra in Belekeri ore theft case

BALLARI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at several locations in Ballari, including the homes of Kuruba Nagaraj, a close associate of former minister B Nagendra, and Srinivas Rao, a hotelier. The raids are related to the Belekeri iron ore scam case.

A team of ED officials from Bengaluru raided multiple locations including Kuruba Nagaraj’s hoose on Talur Road and Srinivas Rao’s Priyadarshini Hotel in Hosapete. They also raided his houses at Vinayak Nagar and Basaveshwara Layout. Srinivas is said to be involved in iron ore contracts and real estate.

Nagaraj was in Bengaluru at the time of the raid and his mother, sister and brother-in-law were present. The officials seized several documents during the raids, which are being examined.

The Belekeri iron ore scam case involves allegations of illegal iron ore mining and export. Several individuals, including MLA Satish Sail, have been accused in the case. He was recently convicted by a court. The case involves 17 accused individuals, including prominent figures like G Janardhan Reddy, B Nagendra and Anand Singh.