BJP MLC CT Ravi urges Guv to take action against police officers for ill-treating him
Bengaluru, Dec 30: Karnataka BJP MLC C T Ravi on Monday urged Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to take necessary legal action against the police personnel involved in his alleged 'illegal arrest' and for ill-treating him while he was in police custody in connection with a sexual harassment case registered against him for using a derogatory word against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar.
He also requested the Governor to arrange for immediate additional security.
Speaking to reporters here, Ravi said the incident happened inside the council and the consent of the Council Chairperson, Basavaraj Horatti, should have been sought since all the powers inside the Council vests with him. The mistake committed by the police was that the case was registered without seeking the Chairperson's consent.
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He also said that he was arrested without any evidence.
"Now they (police) are saying that they will send it (video evidence) to the Forensic Science Laboratory and need the Chairperson’s permission, but my question is whose permission was taken before arresting me. They (police) arrested me with malafide intentions by succumbing to pressure from the ministers," he added.
Recalling the December 19 episode in his letter to the Governor, the BJP leader accused top police officers of Belagavi and their subordinates of registering a case against him and ill-treating him under pressure from the ministers.
Ravi also accused them of making him travel 400 kms throughout the night of December 19 and injuring him to bleed in custody.
"The police never cared about my bleeding (head), vomiting in the police jeep, did not provide first aid and medical treatment for long hours. They made me starve without food and water for long hours, illtreated me like an animal, terribly tortured, harassed mentally and physically," he alleged in the letter.
Alleging that the police tried all possible attempts to 'eliminate' him, Ravi requested the Governor to seek a clarification from the Director General of Police on the entire episode.
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Karnataka Media Academy announces awards for 2023, 2024
Vartha Bharati's Editor-in-Chief gets Lifetime Achievement Award
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Media Academy announced its Lifetime Achievement Awards, Annual Awards, and Endowment Awards for 2023 and 2024 on Thursday.
The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023 was presented to veteran journalist A.C. Shivanna. For 2024, Abdussalam Puthige, Editor-in-Chief of Vartha Bharati, received this honor for his significant contributions to journalism.
Among the Annual Award recipients for 2023 was Ibrahim Adkasthala from Vartha Bharati, recognized for his outstanding work. Muhammad Akheel, also from Vartha Bharati, received an Endowment Award for his impactful reporting.
Several other journalists were acknowledged for their exceptional contributions over the two years. Notable recipients of the 2023 Annual Awards included Gangadhar Modliyar, Prof. Usha Rani N., Sushilendra Nayak, Vasudeva Holla, Alfred Tennison, and others who excelled in various fields of journalism.
For 2024, recipients of the Annual Awards included Prof. A.S. Balasubrahmanya, Rishikesh Bahadur Desai, Subhash Huggar, and several other notable journalists whose work brought significant attention to pressing issues in society.
The Endowment Awards highlighted excellence in specific categories. The Kannadamma Patrike Award was given to Ravi Kumar Channabasappa Kagganavar for his report on KYC updates and Vijay Kotiyaan from Vijay Karnataka for his feature on intellectuals. The
Mysuru Diganta Award recognized Shivananda Gombi of Kannada Prabha for his report on villagers emptying lake water and Sandhya Hegde of Prajavani for her feature on a beedi worker’s dream cut short.
Other significant awards included the Praja Sandesha Award for Shilpa P. of Deccan Herald for her report on manual scavenging, the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Mookanayaka Award to K. Neela from Kalaburagi, and the C.V. Rajagopal Memorial Award to K.M. Ravishankar from Kannada Prabha.
Special mentions for 2024 included Muhammad Akheel from Vartha Bharati for his report on untouchability in Koppal, B.K. Devayya from
Republic Kannada News for his report on delayed pensions, and Nandeesh Mallenahalli from Suvarna News for a series on land allocation for the specially-abled.
