Lokayukta Police today raided the premises of former minister and mining baron Janardhan Reddy in Ballari in Karnataka, for alleged illegal mining and possession of disproportionate assets.
A Lokayukta official said that a 42-member team of sleuths from the anti-graft watchdog was involved in the operation.
The official said, documents pertaining to exports of alleged illegal iron ore and property were seized during the raids led by Lokayukta Deputy Superintendent of Police Sampath Kumar.
Reddy is under probe by both CBI and Lokayukta for alleged illegal mining deals linked to Oblapuram Mining Company (OMC) and other cases.
The once powerful Reddy from the mine-rich Ballari district spent about 40 months in jail before being out on bail in January this year.
Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivas Reddy, managing director of OMC, were arrested by CBI on September 5, 2011 from Ballari.