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.
Jailed mining baron and former minister G Janardhana Reddy, his close associate Mehfuz Ali Khan and four other aides were produced before the CBI court at the central prison here today in connection with an iron ore scam and remanded to CBI custody till March 14.