CBI raids 3 close aides of Gali in Bellary

BELLARY: CBI officers swooped down on three close aides of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and searched their residential and business premises here and seized documents on Sunday.
A team of more than 20 CBI officers headed by Anantapur SP Venkatesh raided the residence of Gonal Rajashekar Gouda, a zilla panchayat member, in Basaveshwara Nagar, at 7am.
They then moved to the swanky 3-storeyed residence of S Gurulinganagowda, once a farmer and now chairman of the Bellary Urban Development Authority, located at Renukacharya Nagara. The next person to fall in the CBI net was Bidihalli Bhaskar Reddy, a businessman dealing with seeds and fertilizers. Bhaskar Reddy is said to be a close aide and a friend of Janardhana Reddy. The CBI searched Bhaskar Reddy's residence and also his brother Venkatesh Reddy's house. The CBI asked family members of Bhaskar Reddy to accompany them to the bank, checked through their accounts and opened lockers.
Meanwhile, the YSR Congress leaders dared the state government to arrest YS Jagan in the disproportionate assets case.