Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna sent to 14-day judicial custody in rape case
THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK Bengaluru, September 21: Following the arrest of Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna in connection with charges of rape,…
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THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Bengaluru, September 21: Following the arrest of Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna in connection with charges of rape, sexual harassment, and criminal intimidation, a special court in Bengaluru on Saturday remanded him to 14-day judicial custody.
The day following his arrest, 60-year-old Munirathna was brought before the court and then transferred to the central jail at Parappana Agrahara in the city.
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According to the police, the MLA and six others were charged in the case after a 40-year-old woman alleged that the incident occurred at a private resort within the jurisdiction of the Kaggalipura police station.
Munirathna’s arrest followed a day after a special court for people’s representatives granted him conditional bail on multiple charges, including the use of casteist slurs.
He was arrested immediately after leaving Parappana Agrahara prison, where he had been held for three days in relation to an SC/ST atrocity case.
