Karnataka Congress MLA booked for rape, kidnapping
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Congress MLA booked for rape, kidnapping

Hindustan Times  

An FIR has been registered against Dharwad Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni after a 34-year-old woman accused him of sexual assault and harassment, officers at the Sanjaynagar police station in Bengaluru said on Wednesday. An FIR has been registered against Dharwad Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni after a 34-year-old woman accused him of sexual assault and harassment {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Kulkarni’s associate, Arjun, has also been named as a co-accused in the case, they said. The police quoted the woman, who described herself as a social worker, as stating that she first encountered Kulkarni in early 2022 at his Bengaluru residence after being introduced through a mutual contact. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The police have charged Kulkarni under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including rape, criminal intimidation, and kidnapping.

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Karnataka Congress Expels Leader Over Sexual Harassment Case
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Karnataka Congress Expels Leader Over Sexual Harassment Case

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress leader B. Gurappa Naidu, who has been booked for alleged sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of a woman, was on Saturday expelled from the primary membership of the party for a period of six years. The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, disciplinary action committee Chairman K Rahaman Khan announced Naidu's expulsion from the party through a press …

Bengaluru inspector arrested for assisting rape-suspect BJP MLA Munirathna: Report
1 month, 1 week ago

Bengaluru inspector arrested for assisting rape-suspect BJP MLA Munirathna: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Bengaluru police inspector was arrested on Thursday by the Special Investigation Team for allegedly assisting rape suspect BJP MLA Munirathna in multiple ‘criminal conspiracies’, Deccan Herald reported. Ayyanna Reddy, who was serving as the inspector at Hebbagodi police station, is the second individual to be detained in connection with the high-profile rape case filed against Munirathna in September, the …

Woman accuses BJP MLA of rape, blackmail for two years, 7 booked
3 months ago

Woman accuses BJP MLA of rape, blackmail for two years, 7 booked

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year-old woman has filed a complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Munirathna Naidu, accusing him of rape and blackmail over a span of two years, police said. Congress leaders stage a protest against BJP MLA Munirathna, who has been booked for rape, sexual harassment and criminal intimidation, at party office in Bengaluru on Thursday According to the first information …

Karnataka: Man arrested for attempting to rape a Hindu woman
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Man arrested for attempting to rape a Hindu woman

Op India  

In another alarming incident that underscores the increasing sexual assaults on women in Karnataka, the Manipal Police swiftly arrested a 22-year-old man from Bhatkal within 24 hours of the attempted rape of a young Hindu woman aboard a train. Her journey, which began on Saturday night, took a terrifying turn as Shuraim, a fellow passenger on the Murdeshwar Express, started …

Karnataka woman drugged, raped in Udupi’s Karkala, 2 arrested
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka woman drugged, raped in Udupi’s Karkala, 2 arrested

Live Mint  

A 24-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped, drugged and raped after being taken to a secluded place in Karkala in the district, police said on Saturday. The incident was reported from Karkala town police station limit on the night of August 23, they said. The victim, hailing from Karkala town, was allegedly kidnapped by one Althaf and taken to a secluded …

Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Charges Against Karnataka MLA Vinay Kulkarni For BJP Worker's Murder
6 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Charges Against Karnataka MLA Vinay Kulkarni For BJP Worker's Murder

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to set aside the criminal charges against the Karnataka MLA Vinay Rajashekarappa Kulkarni. The bench of Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and Augustine Masih dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by the MLA against the Karnataka High Court. The bench of Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and Augustine Masih dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by …

Karnataka woman raped by man in front of his wife, forced to convert, case against couple
8 months ago

Karnataka woman raped by man in front of his wife, forced to convert, case against couple

India Today  

An FIR has been lodged against seven people in Karnataka, including a couple for allegedly forcing a 28-year-old married woman to convert to Islam through blackmail using her explicit photos. According to police, the woman in her complaint alleged that she was raped by the man in front of his wife, and was forced to wear a burkha and not …

Kidnapping case filed against BJP MLA for ‘forcing’ Cong worker to join party: Karnataka police
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kidnapping case filed against BJP MLA for ‘forcing’ Cong worker to join party: Karnataka police

Hindustan Times  

A case of kidnapping has been registered against former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA M Munirathna and his associates for allegedly coercing a Congress worker to joining the party, Nandini Layout police inspector J Lakshman said on Thursday. Kidnapping case filed against BJP MLA for ‘forcing’ Cong worker to join party: police The police quoted the complaint, which was …

Woman assault in Karnataka | Five-member BJP fact-finding team arrives at Belagavi
1 year ago

Woman assault in Karnataka | Five-member BJP fact-finding team arrives at Belagavi

The Hindu  

The five-member fact-finding team of the BJP on December 16 reached at Belagvai to collect first-hand information into the matter where a tribal woman was assaulted and paraded naked. A delegation of MPs comprising Aparajita Sarangi, Sunita Duggal, Ranjeeta Koli, Locket Chatterjee and BJP national secretary Asha Lakra arrived at the Belagavi airport in the morning. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah …

Odisha police register case of rape against sitting BJD MLA
1 year, 10 months ago

Odisha police register case of rape against sitting BJD MLA

The Hindu  

The Jagatsinghpur district police on Friday instituted a case of rape against sitting Biju Janata Dal legislator Bijay Shankar Das. The police registered the case against the MLA of Tirtol Assembly Constituency after the Orissa High Court directed the victim to approach the police with a fresh complaint. Subsequently, the victim had filed a written complaint with Jagatsinghpur police station …

Senior Bihar IAS officer, ex-RJD MLA booked for rape charges
1 year, 11 months ago

Senior Bihar IAS officer, ex-RJD MLA booked for rape charges

The Hindu  

January 11, 2023 11:20 am | Updated 11:21 am IST - Patna A senior IAS officer and a former Rashtriya Janata Dal MLA from Jhanjharpur have been booked allegedly for rape on a complaint by a woman who is a lawyer in Allahabad High Court. The FIR against 1997-batch IAS officer Sanjeev Hans who is currently posted as principal secretary …

Karnataka: NGO files complaint against Cong MLA KR Ramesh for 'rape' remark
3 years ago

Karnataka: NGO files complaint against Cong MLA KR Ramesh for 'rape' remark

India TV News  

A Delhi based NGO on Friday filed a complaint against KR Ramesh, Congress MLA in Karnataka Assembly, on his "rape" remark with the Governor of Karnataka to take legal action and disqualify him as MLA. The complaint requested Karnataka Governor to take strict legal action against Ramesh and further disqualify him as a member of the Karnataka Assembly for his …

Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar's 'Enjoy Rape' comment triggers massive backlash. Disgusting, says Internet
3 years ago

Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar's 'Enjoy Rape' comment triggers massive backlash. Disgusting, says Internet

India Today  

Congress MLA and ex-speaker KR Ramesh Kumar’s comment on rape that he made on the Karnataka Assembly floor on Thursday has triggered massive outrage online. Randeep Surjewala, General Secretary, Congress, tweeted, "Congress Party disapproves the exchange of highly objectionable & insensitive banter between Karnataka Assembly Speaker & Sr. Congress MLA in the House." Congress Party disapproves the exchange of highly …

Man arrested for blackmailing Shiv Sena MLA with an obscene video
3 years ago

Man arrested for blackmailing Shiv Sena MLA with an obscene video

Op India  

The Cyber Cell unit of Mumbai Police Monday arrested a 33-year-old man from Rajasthan for allegedly posing as a woman and trying to extort Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar with a morphed obscene video of his. According to the police, Kudalkar shared his number with the accused and subsequently, posing as a woman, Khan video called him which lasted for …

Former minister comes out of jail to welcome by Congress MLA
3 years, 4 months ago

Former minister comes out of jail to welcome by Congress MLA

The Hindu  

Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar welcomed former minister Vinay Kulkarni, who walked out of Hindalga prison in Belagavi on August 21 after securing bail. “I have come to see my brother,” said Ms. Hebbalkar who tied a rakhi on Mr. Kulkarni’s wrist, put a tilak on his forehead and offered a sweet. Fresh case Belagavi police filed cases against Vinay Kulkarni …

Vinay Kulkarni denied bail for second time
3 years, 6 months ago

Vinay Kulkarni denied bail for second time

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has rejected for the second time the plea for bail filed by former Minister Vinay R. Kulkarni in the murder of a BJP leader, while observing that “if Mr. Kulkarni is is released on bail, he will certainly tamper with all the witnesses and obstruct the fair trial against him”. The court said he is …

Karnataka 'Sex Video Scandal': Woman Accuses Police of Being Biased, Writes to Top Cop
3 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka 'Sex Video Scandal': Woman Accuses Police of Being Biased, Writes to Top Cop

News 18  

The woman, said to be in a ‘sex video’ allegedly involving BJP MLA and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, on Sunday accused the police of being biased. “Though Ramesh Jarkiholi has not mentioned my name in his complaint, police raided the place where I was staying as a paying guest and destroyed all the evidence there to present me as an …

Woman who said Jarkiholi abused her abducted: Kin
3 years, 9 months ago

Woman who said Jarkiholi abused her abducted: Kin

Hindustan Times  

A woman who was allegedly sexually exploited by former Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has been abducted from a hostel in Bengaluru, her father said in a police complaint in Belagavi on Tuesday night. Members of the Aam Adami Party raise slogans against Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi for his alleged involvement in a sexual harassment case in Bengaluru. Bengaluru’s police commissioner …

'Kidnapping', Doppelganger & A Resignation: The Murky Tale of Karnataka Sex CD Scandal So Far
3 years, 9 months ago

'Kidnapping', Doppelganger & A Resignation: The Murky Tale of Karnataka Sex CD Scandal So Far

News 18  

The saga of Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi’s alleged involvement in sexually harassing a ‘job aspirant’ and issuing threats to her and her family took a fresh turn on Wednesday when the parents of the woman lodged a complaint with the Belagavi police saying their daughter had been kidnapped from Bengaluru and now they fear for their lives. Here’s …

Karnataka minister faces allegations of sexual exploitation
3 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka minister faces allegations of sexual exploitation

Hindustan Times  

An activist has filed a police complaint in Bengaluru accusing Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi of sexually exploiting a woman. “We are trying to ascertain who they are and are trying to contact them.” In his complaint, Kalahalli has alleged Jarkiholi exploited the woman after she approached him for some help with a short film. BJP leader and Union minister Pralhad …

Rajasthan BJP MLA booked for raping Neemuch woman on pretext of marriage
3 years, 10 months ago

Rajasthan BJP MLA booked for raping Neemuch woman on pretext of marriage

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party ’s Rajasthan MLA from Gogunda, Prataplal Bheel has been booked on Friday for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman on pretext of marriage, said police. The complainant alleges she was tricked into physical relationship by the MLA The complainant, from Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh, has accused the 56-year-old leader of enticing her into a physical relationship by …

Vinay Kulkarni, Former K'taka Minister and Cong Leader, Held in Connection with 2016 Murder Case
4 years, 1 month ago

Vinay Kulkarni, Former K'taka Minister and Cong Leader, Held in Connection with 2016 Murder Case

News 18  

Former Minister and Congress leader Vinay Kulkarni was on Thursday detained by the CBI in Dharwad district of Karnataka in connection with murder of then zilla panchayat member and BJP leader from Dharwad Yogeshgouda Goudar. The CBI also questioned Vinay’s brother Vijay Kulkarni. Minutes after Kulkarni was taken to the Dharwad suburban police station, Congress workers gathered outside the station …

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