Suraj was arrested by the Hassan police on June 23 after allegations of him sodomising a party worker came out. He was then sent to 14-day judicial custody in the same case on July 3.
The case of the alleged sexual abuse of a male party worker against the arrested JD(S) MLC was handed over to the CID on June 23 on the orders of the ADGP of Law and Order, R Hitendra.