In but different twist to the intercourse scandal allegedly involving former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, an unauthenticated letter mentioned to have been written by the lady within the purported video to the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court requesting to personally supervise the investigation, has surfaced. In a three-page letter dated March 28, the lady has requested the courtroom to pay attention to the menace she is dealing with on this matter and to take up the case and direct the state authorities to present her safety and render her justice.
However, her household has continued to blame Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar for the scandal and mentioned the lady was below loads of strain. They additionally requested the courts not to document her assertion as she is ‘below duress’, she be given at the very least 4 days time to be with them, or stored in a spot below courtroom supervision and supplied counselling.
The girl has alleged that the SIT, which is probing the case, is totally performing to the tunes of Jarkiholi and that the federal government can be defending him, and therefore, she has not gained confidence within the investigation company. Claiming to be a rape sufferer, having filed a grievance towards Jarkiholi on the Cubbon Park Police Station, the place an FIR has been registered, the lady mentioned, “Jarkiholi is a highly influential person and has already threatened me in public, of going to any extent to clear my charges against him. I have already expressed my apprehension that there is a threat to myself and my parents from Ramesh Jarkiholi, who is a highly influential person…I have requested the Special Investigation Team seeking protection for myself and my parents,” she mentioned.
Alleging that regardless of her apprehension, the SIT has not given any safety to her and her mother and father to date, the lady mentioned, she has learnt that Jarkiholi has already used his affect by means of SIT and brought about critical menace to her mother and father and has compelled them utilizing legal drive to forestall her from showing earlier than the Hon’ble Magistrate in pursuing the grievance and stopping her from making any assertion towards him. Jarkiholi has legal antecedents, and has already began destroying proof concerning offences in each potential method, she added.
The girl has to date launched a sequence of video statements from undisclosed areas accusing Jarkiholi of dishonest her, fearing menace to her life, and looking for safety for her and relations. “Ramesh Jarkiholi is openly threatening me and can go to any extent to prevent me from approaching the investigating agency,” she mentioned, whereas expressing concern that he might kill her at anyplace at any level of time and destroy each piece of proof concerning fee of offences by him.
Further stating that she was on her personal will and wished to struggle for justice towards the influential individual, the lady mentioned, “it is me who is the sufferer, I have to fight for my dignity and womanhood. Statements made through my parents that, I am kidnapped is baseless and my family has been pressurised to make such statement.”
“This is my fight not anybody’s, she said, alleging that her family is captive of Jarkiholi and one Kattimani DYSP is pressuring them.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah terming the woman’s letter to the High Court Chief Justice about threat to her life, as “distressing and terrifying”, requested Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, “Is your govt working in Karnataka?” “CD victim claimed to have attempted suicide and now she claims that there is a threat to her life. Chief Minister Yediyurappa, Home minister Basavaraj Bommai and the whole govt will be responsible if something happens to the victim,” he tweeted. The sufferer in her letter has expressed mistrust in regards to the SIT probe and feels that the investigating company is destroying proof by colluding along with her opponents, this allegation may be very critical and desires speedy consideration, he added.
Shivakumar mentioned he would not know something in regards to the prices levelled towards him and he has nothing to do with it. “….Let the investigation happen, they (family) were speaking under pressure… if they have proof, let them give it.” The household’s assertion got here amid studies that she would seem earlier than a choose to document her assertion as her lawyer on Monday moved an utility of requisition earlier than a Justice of the Peace courtroom and mentioned they’re awaiting instructions on producing her earlier than it.
“We got to know through the media that our daughter will appear before the court. Through you (media),we urge the Chief Minister, all the Judges in Karnataka and the Home Minister…..you have to consider that our daughter is under pressure for the last 20-25 days and has been forced to make statements,” the lady’s father mentioned.
Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, he mentioned if she seems earlier than the courtroom, she can be relieved from that strain and her assertion ought to then be recorded. “This is our request…she should be given time.” The girl’s brother alleged that his sister was performing in accordance to Shivakumar’s diktats, was given some cash by him and had not been in contact with the household for 20 to 25 days.
He mentioned the household’s request to the courtroom was to ship her to them for at the very least 4 days to free her from the ‘torture’ and ‘strain’ she was present process. If this might not be completed, the courtroom ought to make preparations for her peaceable keep below its supervision.
“She should be counselled first,” he mentioned. Her different brother too alleged that she has been pressurised to difficulty statements all lately. The video statements which have come out to date and ‘these that can are available future,” all of them are under the pressure of those who made the CD and Shivakumar, he alleged.
The family said they were not under captivity, pressure or facing threats from anyone, as alleged by the woman, and added that they have been provided security. “I would like to inform my daughter that as an ex-soldier I’m prepared to give her safety and she or he ought to come to us,” the father said.
He said the family, for the sake of his job, had been living in Belagavi district for 12 years and they had nothing to do with Jarkiholi or anyone in politics. “I’ve power to maintain my daughter. Who are these individuals, these politicians? Have they introduced her up or given her training?” The woman’s inconsolable mother, with folded hands, said they wanted nothing else other than their daughter back.
She said when she questioned her daughter about getting involved with politicians, she had replied that she was promised a job and nothing would happen to her. “She advised me 4 months in the past that some one associated to Shivakumar will get her the job.” After the video clips started appearing on TV channels on March 2, she told her mother over phone they were morphed and edited.
Since then, she had not been able to speak to her as her phone was taken away, the mother alleged. The family said they had full faith in the police and judiciary and that the woman had become “a pawn for political video games.
” “We need her (girl) to come out of the present mindset. If she needs to come to us, we’re prepared to take her, she is our daughter,” they said. On whether they will file a complaint against Shivakumar, the parents said they first want their daughter back, after which they would consult lawyers. “We have 11 items of proof,” they said.
The family on Saturday for the first time blamed Shivakumar, accusing him of playing “soiled politics” by using their daughter.
Jarkiholi, who was Water Resources Minister in the Yediyurappa cabinet, resigned on March 3, a day after news channels aired videos of the alleged sex scandal, While Jarkiholi has repeatedly claimed his innocence and that the video was “faux”, the woman had accused him of sexually “utilizing” her, dishonest and threatening her after promising a authorities job.
