September 03,
On September 2, the officials of the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), arrested Mahesh Biliye, Deputy Conservator of Belekeri port, who they consider as the prime accused, relate to the iron ore disappearance scam.
The state forest department had filed police cases against the above official and representatives of 11 ore companies, held responsible for the theft of the ore stored at Belekeri port.
The worth of the missing ore, which is believed to have been illegally exported, has been put at around Rs 200 crore. Biliye was produced before the court in Ankola on Thursday, upon which, he was remanded to police custody till September 4.
Under the instructions of the state Lokayukta, the forest department had confiscated approximately 8 lakhs MT of Iron ore that was stored at Belekeri port in the form of dumps.
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