A special investigation team (SIT) arrested Janata Dal (Secular) MLA HD Revanna in connection with a sexual assault and kidnapping case.
| | | JD(S) leader HD Revanna, whose son is accused of sexual assault and rape, was taken into custody by SIT officials on Saturday in connection with a kidnapping case. The kidnapping case was registered by the victim's family at the KR Nagar police station, in Bengaluru. | THE DAILY QUIZ In Ajrakhpur, the sand is blue tinged from more than 300 years of dyeing the region’s iconic prints. The process is water intensive. The land is arid. The craftspeople struggle. Perhaps a new GI tag for the fabric might help. Which state? a. Bihar b. Rajasthan c. Gujarat d. Chattisgarh TAKE THE FULL QUIZ | | | | THE BIG STORY HD Revanna arrested from father Deve Gowda’s house A special investigation team (SIT) arrested Janata Dal (Secular) MLA HD Revanna in connection with a sexual assault and kidnapping case, officials said on Saturday, in a development that came soon after a special court rejected his anticipatory bail plea. The SIT, constituted to probe the allegations of sexual abuse against the Holenarasipur MLA and his son Prajwal Revanna, on Saturday also rescued the abducted woman from the farmhouse of Revanna’s personal assistant in Mysuru, the officials said. Read more. | | THE BIG QUESTION What did Modi say in Jharkhand? The previous Congress-led governments were “weak” when dealing with Pakistan on the issue of terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, alleging that surgical air strikes by his government had shaken the neighbouring country and they now want the “shehzada” or prince of the Congress, a reference to Rahul Gandhi, to become the next Prime Minister, sharpening his pitch ahead of the third phase of the general elections. He also rejected the Opposition’s allegations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would change the Constitution and end reservations if the party returned to power, while alleging that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar has a history of appeasement. Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | | | | PHOTO OF THE DAY | | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | Written and edited by Anuradha Vellat. Produced by Md Shad Hasnain. | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | | | |