Bengaluru: In the latest development in the Karnataka sex-scandal, the victim woman on Tuesday reportedly appeared before the 24th ACMM Court in the city to record her statement in the case.

The woman was brought to the court in a car and is currently recording her statement in the court, reports added.

The woman’s lawyer KN Jagadish Kumar told reporters that the woman arrived at the court around 3:00 pm on Tuesday and the judge was recording her statement.

He further added that the woman was mentally stable and was recording the injustice done to her in the statement.

Media reports also suggested that a typist and a judge were present with the woman and were recording her statement.

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Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.

He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.

Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.

His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.

A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.

He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.