Bengaluru, Oct 26 (ANI): In the latest development, Karnataka former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa has been acquitted in the Bellary mining bribery case. Yeddyurappa was accused of accepting bribe of Rs. 40 crore to allow illegal mining in the state while he was the chief minister. In August 2011, Yeddyurappa was forced to resign after Karnataka’s Lokayukta, Santosh Hegde, indicted him for colluding in illegal iron-ore mining in the mineral-rich district of Bellary. Yeddyurappa was jailed for three weeks in 2011 connection with the case before being given bail.
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