New Delhi: BJP chief and Advocate G Devaraje Gowda was arrested on Friday in reference to the case of sexual assault registered with Holenarasipur City Police, reported PTI. He was held close to the Gulihal toll gate in Chitradurga district following a notification from the Hassan Police requesting his cooperation within the investigation.
Who’s Devaraje Gowda?
Gowda is the chief of the Bhartiya Janta Celebration and an advocate by career. He ran for the 2023 meeting election as a candidate of the BJP however was defeated. He misplaced to JD(S) MLA and former minister H D Revanna.
Devaraje is accused of leaking the sexual abuse movies, however he has denied these allegations.
The BJP chief is an advocate by career. He claims that he had earlier warned the BJP management concerning the sexual abuse of a number of ladies. Nevertheless, the saffron social gathering has denied any such claims. The BJP state president rebutted Gowda’s assertion that he despatched a letter concerning the movies.
Revanna is the grandson of former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda and is the BJP-JD(S) Lok Sabha ballot candidate from Hassan. The BJP has fashioned an alliance with the JD(S) for the present common elections.
Molestation Case In opposition to Gowda
Gowda has been accused of sexual harassment in an FIR lodged by a girl. The criticism alleges that Gowda and others bodily harassed and threatened her. Gowda faces expenses below numerous sections of the IPC and the Data Know-how Act, together with assault or pressure in opposition to a girl with the intent to outrage modesty, sexual harassment, voyeurism, home trespass, intentional insult to impress breach of peace, and prison intimidation.
The FIR, filed on April 1, pertains to an incident on February four on the sufferer’s residence in Holenarasipura. Moreover Gowda, three others have additionally been named within the FIR.
