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New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Rs 1 crore in cash, 6.75 kg gold seized from Congress MLA Satish Sail's house
KARWAR: The Enforcement Directorate has seized over Rs 1 crore in cash and over 6 kg gold from the house of Congress MLA Satish Sail who represents Karwar-Ankola constituency. The ED raid at the MLA's house began on August 13 and went on till Thursday morning. A day after the raid, the ED, in a social media post, said Rs 1.68 crore in cash and 6.75 kilos of gold have been seized along with several documents, while bank accounts of Rs 14.13 crore have been frozen. The ED, Bengaluru, conducted search operations at multiple locations in Karwar, Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi in an ongoing investigation into those MLAs and others who were convicted by the special court for MPs and MLAs for illegal export of iron ore. Mankal Vaidya, the Congress's district in-charge, said that Sail has been filing income tax returns up to Rs 150 crore annually and will explain to the officials how he has earned his wealth in a fair and legal manner. Vaidya said the BJP government at the Centre is misusing the ED as a tool to harass Congress leaders. The raid on Sail's house is considered as a follow-up operation after the ED team raided two mining giants of Vijayanagar district, Swastik Nagraj and Karadapudi Mahesh, former allies of the BJP leader Janardhan Reddy.
New Indian Express
7 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Belekeri scam: ED raids houses of Congress MLA Sail, two businessmen
KARWAR/HOSAPETE: The Enforcement Directorate raided the residences of Congress MLA Satish Sail in Karwar and two Hosapete-based businessmen on Wednesday morning, in connection with the Belekeri illegal iron ore export case. However, the MLA was in Bengaluru for the monsoon session when 20 officers in six cars arrived at his house at Sadashivgad early in the morning. A Special Court for trying cases against elected representatives had sentenced Sail to seven years in prison with a fine of Rs 9 crore. Later, the Karnataka High Court had suspended his sentence. Sources said the raid continued till late Wednesday evening. In Hosapete, the ED officers searched the houses and properties of businessmen Karadapudi Mahesh and Swastik Nagaraj from 5.30 am. Mahesh, who also serves as a city municipal council member, resides in JP Nagar. He owns a free purified drinking water unit near Ballari Circle, where he also runs an office and a steel shop. ED officials were carrying out inspections at all three locations. Nagaraj's residence is located in Rajeev Nagar, with his office and a steel shop near the APMC yard. Searches were under way on these premises as well. More than four teams conducted the raids. Further details are awaited.
The Hindu
13-08-2025
- The Hindu
ED searches residence of MLA Satish Sail
A team led by six officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted a search in the residence of Congress MLA Satish Sail at Sadashivgad near Karwar on Wednesday. The ED team reached the house early in the morning and the search continued till late night. At the time of the raid Mr. Sail was not home and his family members were cooperating with the searches, sources said. The Special Court recently convicted Mr. Sail for MLAs and MPs in the Belekeri illegal iron ore export case, but the High Court issued a stay on the conviction, and he is out of prison now.
