Bengaluru: Twist in Ramesh Jarkiholi sex scandal - Activist Dinesh Kallahalli withdraws complaint


Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

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Bengaluru, Mar 7: In a fresh development in the sensational job-for-sex scandal involving BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, social worker and activist Dinesh Kallahalli has decided to withdraw his complaint against the former minister.

"His (Kallahalli's) lawyer Kumar Patil submitted a letter in Kannada to us stating that he was withdrawing the complaint against Jarkiholi, as he was accused of taking Rs 5-crore ransom and damaging the reputation of the woman and her family," a police official told reporters here.

Earlier, the activist had alleged that Jarkiholi had sexual relationship with a woman on the pretext of providing her a job in KPTCL. A sleaze tape was also released. The matter created headlines in national media and Jarkiholi even tendered his resignation from the state cabinet.

Kallahalli had filed a complaint in the Cubbon Park police station of the city on March 2 against Jarkiholi. He had also given a statement in this regard to the police on Friday. Ramesh Jarkiholi was forced to resign after the video went viral on social media and other electronic media. The activist had also threatened to release the video of three more ministers of BJP. As many as six ministers later approached the court seeking injunction and were granted protection against publication of defamatory content in media.

The activist had earlier cited threat to life before producing himself in front of the police team for inquiry.

Kallahalli has said that he did not release Jarkiholi's sleaze video. He also added that he was upset and saddened by JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy's allegation that he had struck a Rs 5 crore deal to make the video public.

"As I am hurt after former state Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy alleged that I took ransom for exposing Jarkiholi through a CD, whose release in the public domain has caused damage to the victim's family," said Kallahalli in the letter.

Though police waited for Kallahalli to depose before its investigation team in the case since March 4, he sought protection to visit Cubbon Park police station, as he feared for life following threatening calls from unknown persons.

"We will study the contents of Kallahalli's letter given through his lawyer for the next course of action as he does not want to pursue the case due to pressure," police said.

Jarkiholi resigned as state water resources minister on March 3 a day after Kallahalli complained to the police that the accused had cheated a woman after an intimate relationship and released the sleaze CD to local news channels.

Jarkiholi, a legislator from Gokak assembly segment in Belagavi district in the southern state's northwest region, defected from the Congress after resigning from the seat and got re-elected in the December 5, 2019 by-election and became a minister on February 6 during the second cabinet expansion of the ruling BJP government.

Though Jarkiholi denied any wrongdoing and accused his political rivals of conspiring to damage his reputation through a purported sleaze CD and oust him from the ministry, the BJP high command forced him to resign ahead of the month-long budget session since March 4 for saving its government from further embarrassment.

"I wanted police to inquire into my complaint against Jarkiholi for allegedly harassing a woman who approached him for a official favour and had intimate relation with her. Instead, the victim and her family have been humiliated by playing up the CD in news channels and social media platforms, which has tainted them. I am not interested in pursuing the case anymore," said the activist through his lawyer.

 

With IANS Inputs

 

 

  

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  • manu, Chennai

    Tue, Mar 09 2021

    Dinesh should be given Padma Bhushan for exposing people like Ramesh. It takes lots of courage and guts to do this. Dinesh is a brave son and soldier of this country.

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  • Intel, DXB

    Mon, Mar 08 2021

    He should make it in pen Drive , CD is outdated

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  • Rashad, Manipal

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    I'm done with the BJP,!

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  • Felix Pinto, Koteshwara

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    This Dinesh has the right to file any case or withdraw it. But, he must explain to court about why he is withdrawing case. If he doesn't, the court should take due legal action on him. In case, if he says that Jarkiholi is innocent, how does he restore latter's honour? The respect lost due to a CD, can't be regained by 10 crores!

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  • Ranjan, Bangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    When an innocent activist Disha got arrested / plucked away to Delhi strangely no politician or the present dispensation had to say on arbitrary arrests etc Not withstanding the brave position taken by the activist who stood up .. not to be cowed who got bail eventually.. On this issue of CD ETC there any appears common ground .. Highly agitated ! To prevent arbitrary arrests ( Disha ) no reaction..no laws ...press conference etc etc What we expect from elected leaders to protect citizens. Is a failure.. On CD ISSUE ..however Public are not fools to believe now a withdrawal All to be known is known .. WHICH WAS ALREADY KNOWN ..only reconfirmed by this revelation!

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  • Gibbs, Udupi/Kuwait

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    POLITICAL PRESSURE OR OFFER IN CRORES TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT!!!??? BJP LEADERS DOESN'T CARE FOR MONEY AS THEY RECEIVED IN MULTI MILLION CRORES CONTRIBUTION. NOW PROVE THAT CD IS FAKE. Now 6 Ministers have applied for STAY ORDER TO.BLOCK RELEASE OF 6 MORE CDS.

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  • Dev, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Mission accomplished and no point in continuing the case any longer it seems . If we remember the past cases- Renukacharya, Raghupathi Bhat , Sadananda Gowda's son all settled like dust after earthquake. No need for people to get excited about any future exposes too as memories are shorter and people have more headaches to fend off daily with Indian economy and farm bills are bound to make more people redundant and at mercy of big corporations and foreign powers who have purchased electoral bonds and a party that got 95% of that money won't listen to the plight of people of our country.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    When I had seen his comments about some more ministers video to release immediately I felt something here is fishy This man should be immediately arrested and jailed in.It cant be possible he was only collecting ministers misconduct?Now comes out the real colour of this man.

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  • PenMightierThanTheSword!, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Dinesh Kallahalli may have withdrawn the complaint, but the videos in the public domain clearly show Ramesh Jarkiholi irrigating the canal!!!

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    now that the nuisance maker is ousted from the cabinet, case will be withdrawn... party does not wish to spend more time or money on this mission... which already achieved the target.... may be this ದಿನೇಶ was given ಸುಪಾರಿ for this mission....

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  • SURESH HEGDE, MUSCAT

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    He claim he is having CD of Other people those paid him huge money..... He throw one stone and picked lot of Mangoes.........

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  • Mohan Prabhu, Mangalore/Kankanady, Ottawa/Canada

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Can the activist get off that easily by withdrawing complaint? Follow the money and see who is getting rich; he must have been bought out - or perhaps the whole thing was unfounded.

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  • Sahil, Mangaluru

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    No use everybody already seen jharkalli standing and.,? circus on bed. Truth is always green.

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  • ayes p., kudla/ksa

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    If he withdraw or not withdraw does not make any difference but the CD is already viral and everybody knows who is what. He might have been withdrawn due to threat for him and his family or he might got crores to withdraw.

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  • Manvit, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    If she has not given complaint then is it right to share someone else bedroom video & publish? One who has published should be punished right?

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Manvith, Let's assume that the CD was not published and people continued to believe Jarkiholi is a saint. How do you explain it ? It's alright to be in bed with any woman (of-course other than his wife) ? At the same time, the very party is crying foul about their daughters are being enticed by other religion men, so a law against Love-Jihad' is enacted ? Common man, this woman with the the minister too is somebody's daughter ? As long as the religion is same, that doesn't matter ? What law should be enacted to prevent that ?

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  • Dr. Haneef Shabab, Bhatkal

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    .... And they stuck a New Deal !!!

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  • Ganesh Kumar, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    For BJP nothing is impossible. But Please Note every day is NOT your day.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    I noticed after 2014, only sex scandal and money matter. Nothing else.

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  • Manvit, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Well said Mamu, no jijaji, 4G, 5G no scandals, all running from India , only we could see sex video coming out.

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  • Manvit, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    First deal was for 5 Cr but made U-Turn because he got now 10 Cr. This blackmailer should punish because he is a puppet with commission basis but real culprit should be hanged. Also media should focus on frauds, scandals & black money not on someone's bedroom or private life.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    He must have received 20 crores from PM cares Fund.

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  • Manvit, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    He was about spill the beans who paid 5 Cr, by paying additional 5 Cr he has asked to take back the case. For the sponsors its 10 Cr loss.

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  • Vishal, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    You don't need electronic brains to come to the conclusion about the reason for this sudden U-turn. The poor fellow must have been threatened or the poor family has become suddenly rich.

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  • Sathish JM, Kumpala

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Poor Fellow?? He should have thought 10 times before trying to become rich!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    This CD has already gone Viral ...

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  • Muhammad Rafique, Kaup

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Damage aready done

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Now, this is the case of "Jeeva ulidare, bekse bedi aadaru jeevana nadesuvenu" (If my life is left, even by begging I will survive). Today, this is the reality of an activist who is fighting for justice. While kissing the hanging rope at the time he was hung. Bhagat Singh might not have realized such would be India.

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  • Amaze, karkala

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    He has many CDs with him... what will happen to that :(

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  • Ajaz, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    One by one...….

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  • piad, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Even if the complaint is taken back, the police has to carryon with the investigation, as the public servant is involved in this issue. Let the government be honest and give the security to Kallahalli.

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  • Chandu, Karla

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    All natak bajee...... public are fooled day in day out......!!!!

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  • Prakash, Mangalore

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    If Central and State Government was honest then Z plus security should have given to Dinesh Kallahalli and his family.

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  • Ozy, Surathkal

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    This not a mystery, simple he is threatened or given money. I feel his life in danger.

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  • John R Lobo, Kaikamaba

    Sun, Mar 07 2021

    Why......Why......Why...….????????? Dhamki……????? or Kurudu Kaanchana…..?????

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