Angkita Dutta Case: FIR Against Srinivas BV, Assam Police Leaves For Karnataka

New Delhi: An Assam Police crew left for Karnataka on Saturday to apprehend the nationwide president of the Indian Youth Congress, Srinivas B.V, information company IANS reported. The harassment criticism was lodged towards him by the suspended Assam unit youth Congress chief Angkita Dutta. Srinivas B.V has been booked at Dispur police station beneath Sections 509, 294, 341, 352, 354, 354A, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) together with Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. “A four-member team of Assam Police has been sent to Karnataka to apprehend Srinivas, IANS said quoting sources. “Assam DGP G.P. Singh has confirmed the event. However, he refused to disclose any additional particulars,” IANS mentioned.

CM Himanta Backs Angkita Over Harassment Allegations

Earlier on Friday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma commented on ex-Assam Indian Youth Congress chief Angkita Dutta’s allegations on nationwide youth Congress president Srinivas B.V. Calling Dutta ‘daughter of Assam’, Sarma mentioned the best way state Congress has tackled this matter is gloomy. “They (Assam Congress) are thinking that she has given a wrong statement and IYC President is right. I would have been happy if Assam Congress talks in favour of her. But what we see is completely opposite,” information company ANI quoted Assam CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma as saying.

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Angkita Dutta on Friday recorded her assertion within the case earlier than the Chief Judicial Magistrate court docket in Guwahati. Terming the problem as an inner situation for Congress, Himanta mentioned “It is Congress’ matter, and if they tackle the issue then there will be no need for the involvement of CID or police. If the issue is not resolved, then the law will have to take its course.”

Congress’ Show-Cause Notice To Angkita Dutta

Angkita Dutta was earlier issued a show-cause discover by the celebration for going public with the allegations. On Friday, Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah mentioned that Dutta submitted her reply to the show-cause discover to the celebration. Borah added that her reply was forwarded to the All India Congress Committee (AICC) for mandatory motion. 

What Is The Matter?

Assam Youth Congress chief Dutta, in a sequence of Tweets on Tuesday, had accused IYC president Srinivas B V of being a ‘sexist and chauvinistic’ one that harassed her and discriminated primarily based on gender. Dutta additionally alleged that she had earlier knowledgeable the matter to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, however no motion was initiated within the matter. She additionally filed a criticism on the Dispur police station on Wednesday, alleging Srinivas was ‘harassing and torturing her for the final six months by making sexist feedback, utilizing slang phrases and likewise threatening her with dire penalties if she retains complaining towards him to the senior celebration workplace bearers’.

Levelling severe allegations, Angkita Dutta additionally alleged that in the course of the Congress celebration’s plenary session at Raipur in February, Srinivas heckled her and threatened to damage her political profession. Meanwhile, Dutta on Friday was known as to the CID workplace right here, reportedly in reference to the criticism she had lodged towards Srinivas at Dispur police station.

Srinivas Warns Of Legal Proceedings 

Srinivas had issued a discover to Dutta over the problem, demanding an apology for her statements failing which he’ll provoke authorized proceedings. “Whoever is found indulged in propagating/peddling false & defamatory content will be held liable under the relevant laws & will be held accountable for their acts. Sorry for not being able to answer BJP and their Sponsored stooges earlier because of the marathon election campaign in Karnataka, where BJP is all set to lose badly,” mentioned Srinivas in a tweet whereas sharing the discover to Dutta.