Hyderabad High Court has refused permission to Obulapuram Mining case accused and former Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy to fly abroad.
Gali Janardhan Reddy, who is facing charges of illegal mining of iron ore in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh and exporting it abroad, wanted to go to london from November 5 to 20 to attend the wedding of his daughter Brahmini. He requested the court to return his seized passport to enable him to travel.
But the Central Bureau of Investigation which is probing the case opposed his petition in the High Court fearing that if Gali Janardhan Reddy goes abroad he may not return affecting the probe and proceedings in the court.
CBI referred to the case of liquor baron Vijay Mallya who too fled to london leaving the bank debts amounting to Rs 8,000 crore and all the efforts of Indian Government to bring him back have failed.
Gali Janardhan Reddy who has spent more than 4 years in Hyderabad jail is presently out on bail and the court has also order the release of his seized helicopter.
Janardhan Reddy and his two brothers who were ministers in Karnataka's BJP government were dismissed after his arrest by the CBI in 2011. later the Reddy brothers of Bellary parted their ways with the BJP.