Jarkiholi cites ill health, skips appearance before SIT

Former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, who had been issued a summons by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to appear before them for questioning on Friday, did not report to the police, citing ill health

Former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, who had been issued a summons by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to appear before them for questioning on Friday, did not report to the police, citing ill health. The SIT has now issued another summons to him to appear on Tuesday. As demands for his arrest grows louder, Mr. Jarkiholi has not been seen in public since the victim in the alleged sex CD case made a statement before a judicial magistrate and the SIT, detailing the alleged abuse. Though the investigation team questioned him four times in the past, this was the first time he was summoned after the victim made her statement. His counsel Shyam Sundar said “there was no fear of arrest” and that his client was very much in his constituency Gokak, Belagavi. “He is not seen in public since he is unwell and will appear before the SIT in a few days,” he told media persons.