Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday extended its interim order directing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing illegal mining cases not to arrest former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy till June 28, the next date of hearing.
The Court, however, allowed the SIT to interrogate the former CM. Special Public Prosecutor for the Lokayukta’s SIT P. Govindan informed the HC that they need to do custodial interrogation of Kumaraswamy in the Janthakal mining case. He said that the SIT would submit a case diary which has confidential information that requires Kumaraswamy’s custody.
