In Karnataka, BJP leader Arun Kumar Puthila has been booked for sexual assault and blackmail following allegations from a 47-year-old woman. The case, which highlights severe accusations against a prominent political figure, includes charges of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation. The development adds to ongoing scrutiny and investigations involving political figures in the region.
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- Karnataka police have filed a sexual harassment case against BJP leader Arun Kumar Puthila.
- The complaint was lodged by a 47-year-old woman who alleges Puthila sexually assaulted her at a Bengaluru hotel in June last year.
- The complainant accuses Puthila of using recorded videos and pictures from the assault to blackmail her.
- Puthila has been charged with cheating, sexual harassment, and criminal intimidation.
- The FIR against him was registered in Dakshina Kannada district.
- Puthila contested the Karnataka assembly election as an independent candidate last year but lost to BJP’s Asha Thimmappa and Congress’s Ashok Kumar Rai.
- Despite the loss, Puthila joined the BJP before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
- The Karnataka State Women’s Commission has requested an investigation into the death of a woman who had accused former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa of sexually abusing her minor daughter.
- The commission suspects foul play in the woman’s death and has sought a report from the Bengaluru Police.
- The woman, who had alleged molestation by Yediyurappa, passed away in May, with her cause of death reported as lung cancer.
