Bangalore: Police Friday summoned the son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda for questioning in a case of rape and cheating Kannada actress Maithreyi has filed against him.
"We have sent notice to Karthik's house in the city, asking him to appear before our investigation team soon in connection with the case booked against him under section 376 (rape) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)," a police official told IANS here.
The notice to Karthik was served after police began recording Maithreyi's statement since late Thursday at an undisclosed place for security reasons. The process was resumed Friday afternoon after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival ceremony.
"As we are recording the victim's version and asked her to submit some documents in support of her complaint, we have to know what the accused has to say in his defence as part of the investigation," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) T.R. Suresh.
The model-turned-actor lodged the complaint after she learnt from local news channels that 30-year-old Karthik got engaged to another woman (Swathi) Wednesday at Kushalnagar in Kodagu district, about 230 km from here.
Maithreyi also claimed that Karthik married her by tying a 'mangalasutra' (Hindu women's symbol of marriage) around her neck June 5 at his other house in Mangalore, about 350 km from here, and had consummated their informal marriage.
The minister and his son, however, refuted Maithreyi's charge and alleged that her claims were part of a conspiracy to malign their family's reputation.
"Though my son has been falsely implicated, let the law take its course and we will not interfere in the case," Gowda told reporters in Mangalore Thursday.
Police have no information about Karthik's whereabouts, as he is learnt to have left for an unknown destination from Mangalore Thursday, a day after the betrothal ceremony at a private resort on the outskirts of the hill town.
On returning home from interrogation, Maithreyi told reporters that she had given the probe team proof of her age and educational qualifications and her conversations with Karthik she had on her smartphone during the last three months.
"Purpose of lodging the complaint is to seek justice and ensure no other woman, including Swathi who got engaged to Karthik, go through the trauma of betrayal as I have though I know that they (Gowdas) are rich and powerful," Maithreyi contended.
Comments
| Quick linksNews
National
International
Regional
Politics
Education & Career
Business
Science & Technology
Health
Views & Analysis
The Funny Side
© 2012 Awaz Multimedia & Publications. All rights reserved.
He is expected to act with constitutional responsibility, unwarranted elements facing charges in certain category of offences may thwart constitutional morality, says SC - A constitution bench.... More
Also Read: In Modi's dream cabinet, 30 percent ministers have declared criminal cases
Karthik, son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, has been booked for sexually abusing and cheating a Kannada film actor, police said Thursday. ... More
My silence over ISIS does not mean that I support the group even if some fools take my silence as a sign that I do. There are many reasons why I’ve not spoken out against ISIS. For a start, I’m ... More
Industrialists scroll from one office to another with requests to stop illegal blasts carried in and around MIDC office but mining mafia given free run in exchange of huge money
As local industrialists stroll from one office to another with a plea to stop blasts carried by illegal mining mafia in and around the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area.... More