The former Karnataka Chief Minister and KJP president BS Yeddyurappa and his kin appeared before a CBI court in Bangalore on Wednesday in connection with a case of receiving kickbacks allegedly in illegal mining when he was the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Yeddyurappa, his sons lok Sabha member BY Raghavendra, BY Vijayendra and son-in-law RN Sohan Kumar appeared before CBI special judge MS Balakrishna in the court.
The judge adjourned the case to July 1 after the special public prosecutor sought time to file the surety verification report of the two accused in the case.
The CBI had filed a chargesheet in October last year against the accused, including senior vice-president of a Bellary-based private steel company and five Bellary-based firms, besides a Shimoga-based Prerana Trust run by the family of Yeddyurappa for alleged abuse of official position and corruption.
They were charged under IPC Sections, including 120-B (conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) as also under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and Karnataka land (Restriction on) Transfer Act.