PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Ok S Manjunath alias ‘Santro’ Ravi’, accused of being the kingpin in human-trafficking and having hyperlinks with politicians, has been dropped at Mysuru and after finishing procedures and preliminary inquiry, he might be produced earlier than the courtroom, police mentioned on Saturday. He was arrested by the Karnataka police in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on Friday.
‘Santro’ Ravi’, 51, has been arrested in reference to a case filed by his spouse in Mysuru alleging she was drugged, raped and compelled into marriage in 2019. “As you might be conscious we had secured him yesterday, we introduced him final evening and reached right here early this morning.. We have now obtained him examined medically, now procedures and fundamental inquiry is on,” Mysuru police commissioner Ramesh Bhanot mentioned. Chatting with reporters right here, he mentioned after subjecting him to inquiry as soon as, contemplating the time, he might be produced earlier than the choose. “Leaving the travelling time, we must produce him inside 24 hours earlier than the choose, after finishing the formalities, we’ll produce,” he added. Allegations and circumstances in opposition to him had created flutter in political circles for the final couple of weeks, with the Opposition events releasing pictures and accusing ruling BJP leaders of hobnobbing with him.
Additionally, audio-clips of ‘Santro’ Ravi bragging of his proximity to the federal government and police officers had been doing the rounds. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai ordered a probe and had mentioned that even politicians from opposition events had hyperlinks with him. All different circumstances he’s linked to or are pending in opposition to him, together with political could be appeared into within the days to return, police had mentioned on Friday.