BENGALURU, 31 JULY

The CID report reportedly found no evidence of honeytrapping of ministers and public representatives in the State, including Congress MLA KN Rajanna. The CID submitted its report to the State government as well as the Union Home Ministry. Rajanna reportedly couldn’t identify the accused, prompting the CID to close the investigation.

This controversy erupted on 20 March, when Congress MLA KN Rajanna told the Assembly that attempts were made to honeytrap him, and at least 48 politicians across party lines had fallen victim to similar acts.

However, the State government said it had not yet gone through the report.  

“The CID has submitted its report, but I have not gone through it yet. After reading it, I will inform you. You (media) picked up the matter and the CID responded, but I have not seen their reply yet,” State Home Minister G Parameshwara told reporters.

He assured that there was nothing to hide in the report and that it would be made public after his review.

Similarly, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said, “What has this got to do with me? I don’t know about the complainant or the investigation. I am hearing about it from the media.”

The Opposition BJP termed the entire exercise an eyewash.

“So, what’s the value of a minister’s statement made inside the Assembly? He didn’t say it on the road, but inside the House. The Minister had expressed serious concern and even urged the Opposition to take it up,” BJP leader R Ashoka said.

Ashoka also pointed out that Rajanna’s son had lodged a police complaint, claiming that an attempt had been made to honeytrap him as well.

“Yet the report now says no such thing happened. If we had known the Congress would cover it up, we wouldn’t have raised the issue in the Assembly,” Ashoka alleged.