Bommai demands SIT probe into Haveri moral policing incident, alleges cover-up efforts
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Hubli: Alleging that efforts have been made to “suppress” the incident of “moral policing” in Karnataka’s Haveri, former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday asked the Congress-ruled government. The state will form a special investigation team to probe the incident.
Speaking to reporters here, Bommai said the police in Haveri “offered money” to the victims to “shut down” the Hangal incident.
“The government should form a special investigation team to investigate this incident,” he said.
Bommai said, “After the local police got information about the visit of the Bharatiya Janata Party women’s delegation to Haveri, the victim was taken to Sirsi town in Karnataka under the guise of investigation. The Congress party has been doing this kind of politics.” And what else can be expected from them?”
This happened when a group of men allegedly barged into a room of a lodge in Hangal in Karnataka’s Haveri district and beat up a couple for the ‘crime’ of living together despite practicing different religions. of.
According to police, the woman later alleged that she was a victim of gang rape.
“After producing the victim before a magistrate, her statement has been recorded under section 164 of the CrPC,” Haveri Superintendent of Police, Anshu Kumar, said earlier in the month.
According to Haveri Police, the victim has accused seven people in her statement, out of which three have already been arrested.
The SP said, “He has accused seven people in his statement. Three of them have already been arrested. One is in the hospital. The other three are running away. We will also arrest the remaining accused.”
On CM Siddaramaiah’s U-turn on the Ram Temple issue, the BJP leader said, “The CM had said that he will go to Ayodhya after January 22 but later denied it. His inner conscience wants him to go to Ayodhya but the party high command has said no. It seems that the CM is trapped in confusion. This is proof of their delusion.”