Bengaluru: The Lokayukta Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday arrested G M Lingaraju, managing director of Gem Laboratories Private Limited, in connection with illegal export of iron ore.
According to sources, SIT IGP Charan Reddy took Lingaraju into custody as he did not satisfactorily answer the questions of investigating authorities during an inquiry.
The Lokayukta Special Court have remanded Lingaraju to judicial custody till Monday.
Lingaraju was accused of exporting about 12,500 tonnes of iron ore from Belekeri port without permission.
The SIT had arrested Koodligi MLA B Nagendra on March 20 and Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh on April 9 on similar charges. They were later released on bail.
G M Lingaraju, is the younger brother of Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Davangere MP G M Siddeswara.
