Munirathna

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's RR Nagar constituency, Munirathna, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly issuing death threats to a contractor and making casteist slurs against Vokkaliga and Dalit community.

Earlier, counsel Surya Mukundaraj, appearing for the complainant, submitted to the court that if bail is granted to Munirathna, there is a high chance of destruction of evidence.

Munirathna, who is also a film producer, won the RR Nagar seat twice in 2013 and 2018 from Congress.

The byelections to two constituencies – Rajarajeshwari Nagar (N Munirathna) and Maski (Pratapgouda Patil) – have not been scheduled for December 5 as various other cases from these constituencies are in Court.