BJP leader C.T. Ravi likely to be taken to Bengaluru

Belagavi police to produce BJP MLC C.T. Ravi in court; accused of outraging modesty of woman.

Belagavi police are likely to produce BJP MLC C.T. Ravi before the special court of elected representatives in Bengalore on Friday (December 20, 2024) after was arrested on Thursday (December 19, 2024) after he allegedl insulted Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar by passing a derogatory comment on her character in the Assembly.

“Officers are also exploring the option of producing the accused before the local magistrate and then shift him to Bengaluru by flight’‘, a police officer said.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ravi protested against the city police, saying they were taking him around needlessly, and without keeping him informed. He sat on the road and raised slogans against the police.

The BJP leader also accused the police of conspiring to murder him, and alleged he had been injured in a police attack.

The police however, denied the allegations. They said he hit himself accidentally.

“While the car carrying him was reaching Ramdurg, he tried to get out of the vehicle. The police constables sitting nearby tried to stop him, and he hit his forehead on the handle bar above the door. He was taken to the government hospital and given first aid treatment”, a police officer said.

A team of officers led by Assistant commissioner of police S.M. Satyanayak arrested him in front of the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi, on charges of outraging the modesty of a woman and sexual assault.