Bengaluru: BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal was booked for his alleged derogatory remarks about Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who was recently arrested in a gold smuggling case, police said.
Based on a complaint from Akula Anuradha, the case was registered at the High Grounds police station here under Section 79 (Word, gesture, or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against Yatnal on Tuesday, they added.
According to the FIR, Yatnal made the offensive remarks while speaking to the media in Vijayapura on Monday. The complainant claimed that the MLA’s comments were “objectionable, vulgar, and disrespectful” towards Rao, who she described as a multi-language actress with a respectable reputation in society.
Yatnal also claimed to have gathered detailed information on those involved, including ministers, and vowed to expose them in the upcoming Assembly session.
