Krishna seeks stay on Lokayukta court's FIR

December 09, 2011 16:24

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today moved the Karnataka High Court seeking a stay on proceedings initiated against him by the Lokayukta Court on a
private complaint alleging his involvement in illegal mining during his tenure as state Chief Minister.

Krishna filed the petition a day after the Lokayukta police registered an FIR against him and 13 others, including former chief ministers N Dharam Singh and H D Kumaraswamy, on the private complaint accusing them of facilitating illegal mining for pecuniary gain causing loss to the state.

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