Bengaluru, Oct. 10 -- The Karnataka government has appointed retired IAS officer G V Krishna Rao, former Additional Chief Secretary, as the Recovery Commissioner tasked with confiscating and forfeiting properties amassed through illegal mining activities, according to a government order issued this week.

The appointment has been made under The Karnataka Appointment of Recovery Commissioners for Seizure and Confiscation of Property arising from Illegal Mining and Proceeds of Crime Act, 2025. The new law empowers the state to appoint a senior official -- serving or retired, but not below the rank of Additional Chief Secretary -- to oversee the recovery process from those involved in unlawful mining and related crimes.

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