BJP state general secretary and ex-MLA Preetham Gowda
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Hassan: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) officers, who have intensified probe in the Hassan sex scandal case, inspected a hotel and a bar belonging to the close confidantes of BJP state general secretary and ex-MLA Preetham Gowda in Hassan on Tuesday.
The SIT personnel inspected the hotel belonging to one Kiran, raided a bar owned by one Sharat, and also inspected the house of one Puneeth, all close aides of the former MLA.
The Holenarsipur police on Tuesday morning took into custody BJP leader G Devarajegowda in connection with the sexual harassment and caste abuse case. The police took the custody of the leader from the district prisons, as he was in judicial custody, and are conducting the investigation. He will be in police custody till Wednesday night.
IGP (Southern Range) Amit Singh visited Hassan on Tuesday and held a meeting with the officials in connection with the probe into the alleged sexual abuse by MP Prajwal Revanna.
Bail plea rejected
Meanwhile, the First Additional District and Sessions Court has rejected the bail applications of Likith Gowda and Chetan, arrested in connection with the circulation of pen drive containing obscene videos, on Tuesday. The duo were arrested by the SIT officials on May 12 and were produced before the court. The court has remanded them in judicial custody till May 25.