Jarkiholi CD scandal: Woman’s father says she is being coerced

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered issue of notice to the State government and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on a petition filed by the father of the woman involved in the Ramesh Jar

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered issue of notice to the State government and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on a petition filed by the father of the woman involved in the Ramesh Jarkiholi CD scandal. He alleged that his daughter’s statement was recorded “under pressure, influence and coercion” and that it “was not of her free will and volition”. Justice Ashok G. Nijagannavar, before whom the petition came up for hearing, adjourned further hearing on the matter. The petitioner has sought a direction for quashing his daughter’s statement before the magistrate, contending that it was recorded “illegally”. “It is a well-known fact that my daughter was under extraneous influence for the last 15 days or more, and though a complaint is said to have been lodged by her, she was not allowed to appear before the investigation officer or before the court, and it was all through an advocate as her mouthpiece,” the petitioner stated.