Official's Arrest In Illegal Mining Case Can Spell Trouble For HD Kumaraswamy | Read

The arrest of a Karnataka IAS officer earlier this week by a Special Investigation Team or SIT could mean trouble for former chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal Secular. The issue - once again - is illegal mining. Revenue Secretary, Gangaram Baderiya, has been accused of involvement in a case of irregular clearances for Janthakal Mines at a time when he was commissioner of mines and geology in 2007. This was also the time when Mr Kumaraswamy was Karnataka chief minister.