The prime accused in the infamous Uliburu mining scam, Deepka Gupta, on Tuesday moved the Keonjhar Special Vigilance Court here seeking bail.
According to reports, the hearing in the case has been posted to December 12.
The accused was arrested on September 4, 2013 in connection with the `1,800-crore mining scam. Since then, he is cooling his heels behind the bars. Gupta was operating an iron ore mine of BK Mohanty by virtue of a power of attorney. He had illegally mined around 45.22 lakh tonne of iron ore and manganese beyond the lease area between 2003 and 2010 violating forest and mining laws.
In May last year, the Enforcement Directorate had attached properties worth Rs 484 crore belonging to Gupta and his family members.