Enforcement Directorate arrests Congress MLA Satish Sail 

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) arrested Karwar Congress MLA Satish Sail on Tuesday (September 9, 2025), in a money laundering case pertaining to illegal export of seized iron ore from Belekeri port in 2010.

Mr. Sail appeared before the ED on Tuesday. He was arrested the same evening after he being questioned by ED sleuths for several hours. He is likely to be produced before the court on September 10 morning.

The ED had registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) based on the conviction order by the special court in the case and raided premises linked to Mr. Sail and his business partners on August 13 and 14, earlier this year.

The ED had claimed that Mr. Sail had exported 1.25 lakh tonnes of iron ore during April-June, 2010, which were already under the orders of seizure of the Forest Department, Ankola. “The total value of the illegal exports carried out by Satish Krishna Sail, was ₹86.78 crore,” the ED said in a statement earlier.