BENGALURU: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CID, probing multiple cases including rape allegations against BJP Rajarajeshwari Nagar MLA Muniratna. The sleuths have submitted a 590-page chargesheet in connection with the alleged hurling of casteist slurs against a former corporator.
The SIT submitted the chargesheet to the special court to try cases against present and former MPs/MLAs on Saturday. The SIT is investigating three cases two registered at the Vyalikaval police station in Bengaluru and one at the Kaggalipura police station in Ramanagara.
According to SIT, the 590 pages of the chargesheet include 157 pieces of documentary evidence, 53 witnesses have been questioned and statements from 3 eyewitnesses have been recorded before the magistrate. The chargesheet also involved audio clippings of the MLA allegedly making casteist remarks, which was sent to Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) for examination.
Experts confirmed that the voice in the audio matches the MLA's voice sample. The Vyalikaval police registered the case on September 13 based on a complaint filed by Velunayaka.