BJP MLA Arrested Over Alleged Death Threats To Contractor In Karnataka

An audio clip of Munirathna purportedly making casteist slurs against Vokkaligas and Dalits while giving life threats to the contractor also went viral.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's RR Nagar constituency, Munirathna, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to a contractor and making casteist slurs against Vokkaliga and Dalit community.

An audio clip of Munirathna purportedly making casteist slurs against Vokkaligas and Dalits while giving life threats to the contractor also went viral.

Munirathna was arrested at Nangali village near Mulbagal town in Kolar district.