KS Eshwarappa Photo Credit: File photo
Opposing the state government’s move to hand over the probe into the arrest of BJP MLC CT Ravi to the CID, former Deputy Chief Minister KS Eshwarappa said the truth of the case would come out if Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar was arrested by the police.
Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Mr. Eshwarappa said handing over the case to the CID was not appropriate.
CID works under the state government. How to expect fair work from CID police? Interrogating the people who directed the police officers who abused Mr. Ravi? he asked.
Mr. Eshwarappa said that the police arrested Mr. Ravi and took him to different places throughout the night on the charge of making obscene comments on Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar.
‘The police were working according to the instructions they received. Who was the person who instructed the police? Home Minister G Paramesh has clearly said that he is not aware of the arrest. So, who instructed them? If DK Shivakumar was arrested, the truth would have come out. Will the CID police arrest him,’ he wanted to know.
He also said that instead of a CID investigation, the government should have ordered a judicial inquiry into the matter.
published – December 25, 2024 at 08:32 pm IST