Woman accuses BJP MLA Munirathna of raping her in Vikasa Soudha, official car
Bengaluru: The woman who filed a rape case against BJP MLA Munirathna has alleged that he raped her in his chamber in the Vikasa Soudha, the administrative headquarters of the state, and also in his official car.
The 40-year-old woman claimed that Munirathna raped her repeatedly between 2020 and 2023. She recorded her statement before the magistrate Chandini N., First Additional Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Nelamangala, on September 19, two days after lodging a rape case against the R.R Nagar BJP MLA at a police station near Bengaluru.
In her statement, she stated that Munirathna had forced her to help him teach a lesson to another woman, who was blackmailing the husband of an IAS officer, who earlier served in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), as reported by Deccan Herald.
Furthermore, the statement mentioned that Munirathna later got Rs 400 crore released by the IAS officer serving in the BBMP.
The rape survivor has also alleged that Munirathna pressured her to trap the husband of a former BJP councillor with whom he had bitter public dispute.
Earlier this week, Munirathna was remanded in the custody of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for 12 days till October 5.
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Hezbollah fires over 180 rockets, other projectiles into Israel, wounding at least 7
Beirut, Nov 24: Hezbollah fired at least 185 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in the group's heaviest barrage in several days, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out war.
Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army centre killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on the southwestern coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura, Lebanon's military said. Israel's military expressed regret and said the strike occurred in an area of combat against Hezbollah, adding that its operations are directed solely against the Hezbollah group. The strike was under review.
Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Lebanese troops since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, even as Lebanon's military has largely kept to the sidelines.
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned the latest strike as an assault on US-led cease-fire efforts, calling it a “direct, bloody message rejecting all efforts and ongoing contacts” to end the war.
