BENGALURU: State BJP president B S Yeddyurappa has landed in a controversy after a video purportedly showing him telling a police officer not to harass some Hindu youths in a murder case in Hassan district went viral.
“You have already arrested 14-15 Hindu youths. A few more are being tortured. Please don't do such things in future. It won't be nice, situation in Arsikere may get disturbed, peace may get disturbed," he is seen speaking to Hassan district Superintendent of Police Rahul Kumar Shahapurwad in the video footage. Congress spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa, who uploaded the video on Facebook, accused Mr Yeddyurappa of trying to "influence" the course of investigation in a murder case. He also charged that Mr Yeddyurappa was trying to threaten the officer, who was only trying to do his job. As a public servant the BJP leader was doing a "wrong thing."
“It is a clear indication that Mr Yeddyurappa wants to influence the course of investigation," he alleged. Violence had erupted in Arsikere following the murder of 24 year-old Emanuel Varun, who was stabbed to death on May 29 with some shops being attacked in the fallout of the incident. The video of the murder had gone viral.
