In a major development in the `1,800-crore Uliburu mining scam, the Special Vigilance Court here on Saturday directed police to produce all the accused before it on December 2 when the court is expected to conduct a hearing of the accused, sources said.
Vigilance officials submitted a supplementary chargesheet against three accused Government employees, including former Deputy Director of Mines Manas Ranjan Mohanty, in the court.
Mohanty was arrested in June by the Vigilance police for allowing extraction of huge quantity of iron ore illegally beyond the mining lease area of the Uliburu Reserve Forest in Keonjhar district.