FIR registered against BS Yeddyurappa and family by Lokayukta

BANGALORE: An FIR was registered on Monday against former Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa and his family members by Lokayukta Police in connection with the anti-corruption watchdog's report on illegal mining.

Besides Yeddyurappa, his sons B Y Raghavendra and B Y Vijendra, and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar and others have been named in the FIR under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, sources said.

The case relates to alleged donation of Rs 10 crore paid by South West Mining Company to a trust run by Yeddyurappa's family and also a transaction of Rs 20 crore in the sale of land to a mining firm by them.

The then Lokayukta, Santosh Hegde, in his July 27 report on illegal mining had indicted Yeddyurappa, which led to his exit as chief minister, over these transactions.