BENGALURU: Karnataka Police on Thursday arrested a BJP leader on charges of making a derogatory statement in connection with the alleged luxury treatment given to terrorists and notorious criminals inside Bengaluru Central Prison.
A series of videos had surfaced showing suspected ISIS terrorists, a serial rapist-killer, and other notorious inmates having access to mobile phones, televisions, and liquor inside the prison, triggering a major controversy in the state.
The arrested BJP leader has been identified as Chikkamagaluru District BJP Yuva Morcha President Santosh Kotyan. Congress workers had lodged a complaint against him, alleging that he used derogatory and offensive language against Home Minister G. Parameshwara while staging a protest condemning the alleged luxury treatment of prisoners in Bengaluru Central Prison.
Acting on the complaint, the police arrested the BJP leader. The court has remanded him to 15 days of judicial custody.