Officials seized various incriminating documents, e-mails, records, cash of ₹1.68 crore, and gold wieighing 6.75 kg during the searches.
Published Sep 11, 2025 | 3:55 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 11, 2025 | 3:55 PM
Congress MLA Satish Sail. (X)
A special court in Karnataka, on Wednesday, 10 September, remanded Congress MLA Satish Sail in custody for two days in a money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The Karwar MLA was arrested late Tuesday night after the ED searched various locations in Karwar, Goa, Mumbai and Delhi as part of an ongoing investigation into an illegal mining case.
Officials seized various incriminating documents, e-mails, records, cash of ₹1.68 crore, and gold weighing 6.75 kg during the searches.
A special court for MPs and MLAs, Bengaluru, in October 2024 convicted Sail for illegal export of iron ore, and handed him seven years of imprisonment. However, the Karnataka high court suspended his conviction in November 2024.
According to reports, the scam involved theft and export of iron ore seized from Belekeri port in Uttara Kannada district. The iron ore was seized during investigations into illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka between 2006-07 and 2010-11.
The case dates back to a complaint filed at the Ankola Police Station in 2010. The CBI took over the investigation, submitting a charge sheet to the trial court in 2014.
After nearly a decade, the verdict has now been pronounced. Some were accused of directly exporting iron ore abroad, while others allegedly sold it to Satish Sail’s company at reduced prices or exported it directly to various countries, including China.
According to the CBI, the estimated loss to the state from this case amounts to approximately ₹200 crores, as detailed in the charge sheet. Government prosecutors Shivananad Perla and KS Hema represented the CBI in court.
(Edited by Sumavarsha, with inputs from Anisha Reddy)
