The Congress MLA has been convicted for criminal conspiracy, cheating and theft based on the charge sheet filed by the CBI, which probed the case based on Supreme Court’s directions
In the first conviction in cases related to illegal mining in Karnataka, a special court in Bengaluru on Thursday October 24 ,2024 convicted Karwar MLA, Satish Krishna Sail, and six individuals, including a retired Deputy Conservator of Ports, and seven private companies on charges of illegally exporting seized iron ore worth several crores from Belekeri port in the State during 2009-10.
Krishna Sail, a Congress MLA, has been convicted of his role as the managing director of M/s Shri Mallikarjuna Shipping Pvt. Ltd., for the offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating and theft under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based on the charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which probed the case based on Supreme Court’s directions.