The son of the 'abducted' woman alleges she was both sexually abused and abducted and that he had discovered a video implicating the JD(S) MLA's son, Prajwal Revanna, in the assault.
The officials suspect the involvement of the same group of terrorists who ambushed troops in adjoining Bufliaz on December 21 last year, leaving four soldiers dead and three injured.
Former chief ministers Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar, along with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, will face off against three young Congress rivals in North Karnataka.
