Karnataka SIT files chargesheet, names BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu in rape case | India News

BENGALURU: Karnataka CID‘s SIT, probing rape charges against BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu and other allegations against his three associates, including a police official, submitted a chargesheet before a special court for elected representatives.
The 2,481-page chargesheet says Naidu raped a 40-year-old woman for over two years from 2020, while R Sudhakar, P Srinivas and suspended inspector B Iyyanna Reddy have been charged with destruction of evidence, targeting the MLA’s rivals in a honey-trap involving HIV-infected women, and hatching criminal conspiracy.
The chargesheet contains statements from 146 witnesses and 850 pieces of documentary evidence. The SIT is also probing cases of atrocity, bribery and cheating against Naidu, chargesheets for which are yet to be filed.