Kalaburagi: BJP leader Manikanth Rathod held by Chittapur cops; released on Police Station Bail
Kalaburagi: BJP leader Manikanth Rathod was arrested by Chittapur police on Friday night in a case of violation of the Moral Code of Conduct during the election, but was released on Police Station Bail in a few hours.
Rathod has been accused of illegal activities, including pilfering rice, issuing death threat, abduction, attempt to murder and assault, and cases against him have been registered at three police stations in Vijayapura, Yadgir and Kalaburagi districts. He has also been charged with violation of the election code of conduct during the Assembly elections in Karnataka.
An audio clip of Rathod issuing a death threat to the family members of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge had gone viral during the recent Assembly elections. The BJP leader had contested the Assembly elections against Priyank Kharge from Chittapur. The Chittapur Police officers had arrested Rathod while investigating the case.
Kalaburagi City Police Commissioner Dr. YS Ravikumar had issued an order deporting the BJP leader to Shivamogga for a year, starting October 2022, but the Karnataka High Court had stayed the order following an appeal by Rathod.
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Edited photo of Actor Prakash Raj taking dip at Maha Kumbh Mela goes viral, complaint filed
Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj on Tuesday clarified that a photo of him taking a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh Mela, which is doing rounds across social media platforms, was fake. The multilingual actor has filed a police complaint against the miscreants in this regard.
The digitally manipulated image was posted by an account named Prashant Sambaragi, captioned: "Actor Prakash Raj at the Kumbh Mela. He bathed in the Triveni Sangam. Let's hope that his sins are washed away." The image also bizarrely showed the actor’s hand blending into an artificial design, suggesting the use of AI editing.
Taking to ‘X,’ actor Prakash Raj clarified that it was fake news. He stated, "Fake news. The job of the cowardly army of the 'False King' is to spread fake news and defile even their holy worship. A police complaint has been filed. Let's see what they do in the courtroom."
ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿ
— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) January 28, 2025
“ಸುಳ್ಳ ರಾಜ” ನ ಹೇಡಿಗಳ ಸೈನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ .. ಅವರ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪೂಜೆಯಲ್ಲೂ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿ ಹಬ್ಬಿಸಿ ಹೊಲಸು ಮಾಡುವುದೇ ಕೆಲಸ .. police complaint ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದೆ .. ಕೋರ್ಟಿನ ಕಟಕಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೋ ನೋಡೋಣ 😊 #justasking pic.twitter.com/S6ySeyFKmh
