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‘Sex for favours’ scandal: SIT probe alleged kidnapping of woman seen in video, search house

Karnataka’s former Water Resources Minister Jarkiholi has been embroiled in the scandal since Kannada news channels on 2 March flashed visuals of him with the young woman, where he was accused of allegedly offering a government job in exchange of sex.

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Bengaluru, First Published Mar 18, 2021, 3:42 PM IST

Bengaluru: In yet another twist to the sex-for-job CD scandal allegedly involving former Karnataka Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, the family of the woman allegedly seen in the video has filed a complaint saying their daughter was kidnapped by unknown people in Bengaluru. A special team was constituted on Wednesday by the Belagavi police to investigate the claim.

The SIT officials team headed by assistant commissioner of police, HN Dharmendra searched the woman’s house on Wednesday night. Sources in SIT said that they have seized some valuables from her house including a SIM card, gadgets and some amount of cash.

The father of the woman, seen in the alleged video, filed a complaint with the APMC police on Tuesday that his daughter was kidnapped from Bengaluru.

The woman’s family released a two-minute video stating that their life was in danger, and their daughter had been abducted. The mother of the woman claimed that their daughter would explain to them in person what really happened.

The mother added that her daughter asked them to not contact her. “With her phone switched off ever since, we decided to file a missing case in Belgaum,” she added.

The officials took a search warrant from the court before going to her rented house. They have also recorded the statement from the building owner.

Residences of the suspected kingpins who were working with regional news channels were searched and gadgets seized.

Karnataka’s former Water Resources Minister Jarkiholi has been embroiled in the scandal since Kannada news channels on 2 March flashed visuals of him with the young woman, where he was accused of allegedly offering a government job in exchange of sex.

Jarkiholi, who later resigned on 3 March on ‘moral grounds,’ called it a conspiracy.

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