High drama as arrested BJP MLC Ravi claims conspiracy hatched to kill him


Belagavi, Dec 20 (IANS): High drama surrounding the arrest of a BJP MLC continued on Friday following C.T. Ravi alleging that the police were hatching a conspiracy to kill him in their custody in Belagavi district of Karnataka.

C.T. Ravi was arrested over the charges of sexual harassment following his alleged derogatory statement against Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar.

Minister Laxmi in her police complaint had accused C.T. Ravi of using highly objectionable words against her on the floor of the Legislative Council.

Hirebagewadi police had arrested C.T. Ravi from the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha of Belagavi on Thursday evening.

Later, he was taken to Khanapur police station. From there, Ravi was taken to different locations by the police throughout the night.

At about 3 A.M. on Friday, the BJP MLC refused to go with the police to Ramadurga and questioned why he was being taken to various locations. He sat on dharna on the road and claimed that the police were conspiring to murder him.

C.T. Ravi also questioned the police, asking them why they were not taking him into custody.

“In my 35 years of political career, I never faced such a situation. The police get instructions from time to time from above and act accordingly. The police have also become helpless. I had come to attend the session and the Speaker was my caretaker.

“The Chairperson of the Legislative Council will give a ruling on what happened in the session. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar had attacked me verbally. I was given threats of murder publicly and attacked thrice in the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha. I have filed a complaint with the Khanapur police station and they have not registered the FIR and only given acknowledgement of receipt of my complaint,” Ravi alleged.

The video showing Ravi being taken forcefully into the police vehicle with blood trickling down from his forehead has surfaced and raised questions on handling of the case by the police.

The police had taken Ravi to an undisclosed location from Ramdurga. He was brought to Belagavi Community Health Centre for a health checkup at 10 A.M and sources stated that he would be produced before the Belagavi court.

Chaos and drama unfolded as, during a heated debate session earlier in the Council, C.T. Ravi allegedly referred to Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as a "drug addict".

Taking objection to the remarks, Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar slammed Ravi, and allegedly called him a "murderer".

Responding back, the BJP leader allegedly called the woman Minister a “prostitute,” which reduced her to tears.

The BJP has called for a statewide protest condemning the arrest of C.T. Ravi.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Alwyn, Kudla

    Fri, Dec 20 2024

    Why choose such leaders to lead the country?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Fri, Dec 20 2024

    People who are scared should not join Politics ...

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  • Sunil, Mangalore

    Fri, Dec 20 2024

    All fancy dress joker in the party give him third degree seviour punishment so that other anhdbakts select proper respect way to live.usleless and shameless fellows

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  • William Rodrigues, Milagres, Mangalore

    Fri, Dec 20 2024

    No doubt, CTR wants to be in lime light....so create scenes like this. Not only that he has forgotten the moral responsibility as counselor. Pity, we elect such candidates.

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  • Shabeer Puttur, Abu Dhabi

    Fri, Dec 20 2024

    ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಗೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪವಾದರೂ ಮಾನ ಮರ್ಯಾದೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ, ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಪರ ಇದ್ದರೆ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಸಿಟಿ ರವಿ ಅವರನ್ನು ಪಕ್ಷದಿಂದ ಹೊರ ಹಾಕಬೇಕು .

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