Arrest rules not followed, set BJP MLC CT Ravi free: HC

BENGALURU/BELAGAVI: Karnataka HC on Friday ordered immediate release of BJP MLC CT Ravi, who was arrested on Thursday for allegedly making derogatory remarks against state women and child welfare minister Laxmi Hebbalkar in Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi.
Ravi said he was illtreated by police, which led to a head injury. He accused deputy CM DK Shivakumar and Hebbalkar of orchestrating an attack on him. The court said police, prima facie, failed to follow the procedure prescribed by SC in many of its judgments. “The petitioner is a sitting MLA. Even if the alleged incident is true, the non-following of the procedure by police makes the arrest prima facie illegal.,” the court said.