HYDERABAD: The outcome of two earlier income tax raids, reports of the Karnataka Lokayukta and the Central Empowered Committee and the seizure of Rs 3 crore, 30 kg gold and a large number of incriminating documents -- has helped the CBI build a foolproof case against mining magnate Gali Janardhan Reddy.This, the agency believes, will make it difficult for Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law B Srinivas Reddy to get relief from court in the near future.Sources associated with the investigation revealed that ever since the case was registered against Gali Janardhan Reddy, the CBI had begun gathering information and documents linked to him.“The ground work was going on for quite some time.Two income tax raids were conducted on different occasions on Gali Janardhan Reddy.Then, there were the reports of the Lokayukta and the Central Empowered Committee.We also seized several documents containing details about illegal mining and the huge profits made from the same,” the sources said.The final nail in the coffin, so to speak, came on the day of Gali Janardhan Reddy’s arrest with the seizure of Rs 3 crore cash, 30 kg gold and a fleet of vehicles including his helicopter.“The amount was found in a bag in a corner of the house,” sources said.“The investigation is at a crucial stage,” an officer remarked adding that a battery of lawyers and Gali’s family members were caught unawares when the CBI knocked on his doors as they had been under the impression that “there was still a lot of time” and that he would at best be called for questioning, that too to the CBI office in Bangalore.Sources said another important evidence gathered by the agency was the amount of iron ore actually mined and exported plus the excavation at unspecified areas.This has been done using high tech electronic gadgets and Google maps.In fact, the CBI took the help of experts from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, for the investigation.Fascination for Actresses Sources say Gali Janardhan Reddy was very close to several actresses in Bollywood and Tollywood and was seen in their company quite often, sometimes in farmhouses and seven-star hotels.
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