Union Railway Minister Sadanandra Gowda's son Karthik has been accused of rape by actress
Bangalore:
Union Minister Sadananda Gowda's son Karthik, who has been accused of rape and cheating by an actress, has been granted anticipatory bail, which protects him from arrest.
A court in Bangalore had last week issued an arrest warrant against him but the police say they have not been able to question him or even find him so far. Today, the court said he must cooperate with the police and submit a personal bond of two lakh rupees.
A young woman filed an FIR or police complaint accusing Karthik of "rape, kidnapping and cheating" the day he got engaged to another woman two weeks ago.
She says she will move the High Court against Karthik's anticipatory bail.
She claims he took her to Mangalore and married her there on June 5.
"He told me I am his wife and I should listen to what he says. We became physically close after that. He did not even tell me he was getting engaged. He is my husband. He has to admit that he married me," the woman told the media.
Karthik Gowda has denied her allegations and alleged a conspiracy in Congress-ruled Karnataka to discredit his father and ruin his political career.
Mr Gowda, who is Railway Minister in the central government, has said, "Take action against my son if he has done anything wrong. I would say the allegations against him are false. He is my son, but if the allegations are true then action can be taken."
A court in Bangalore had last week issued an arrest warrant against him but the police say they have not been able to question him or even find him so far. Today, the court said he must cooperate with the police and submit a personal bond of two lakh rupees.
A young woman filed an FIR or police complaint accusing Karthik of "rape, kidnapping and cheating" the day he got engaged to another woman two weeks ago.
She says she will move the High Court against Karthik's anticipatory bail.
She claims he took her to Mangalore and married her there on June 5.
"He told me I am his wife and I should listen to what he says. We became physically close after that. He did not even tell me he was getting engaged. He is my husband. He has to admit that he married me," the woman told the media.
Karthik Gowda has denied her allegations and alleged a conspiracy in Congress-ruled Karnataka to discredit his father and ruin his political career.
Mr Gowda, who is Railway Minister in the central government, has said, "Take action against my son if he has done anything wrong. I would say the allegations against him are false. He is my son, but if the allegations are true then action can be taken."
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