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Rape allegation by friend’s wife: BJP's Hallappa wins case in local court

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August 17, 2017

Shivamogga, Aug 17: Hartal Halappa, former Food and Civil Supplies Minister of Karnataka and BJP leader, has been exonerated of rape charges by the Shivamogga court.

Halappa was accused of allegedly raping the wife of his financier-friend friend when he stayed in their residence on November 29, 2009. Then chief minister BS Yeddyurappa led BJP government was in severe embarrassment when a Kannada daily broke the story.

An elated Halappa on Thursday termed the judgment as the victory of truth. Speaking to the media persons at the court hall after the verdict came, Halappa stated that the rape allegation was a political conspiracy against him.

“I had been stating that this was a false case against me and I will fight that. Although, it took me over seven years to fight the case, in the end the truth won," said Halappa.

Halappa further said that he was a great believer in justice and today's verdict reaffirmed him. When media persons questioned him about when he would expose the political conspiracy against him, he said "Let the verdict which came after seven years sink in. I will decide later." 

He said that he was visiting the famous Sigandureshwari temple from the court. "I had taken a vow at the Sigandureshwari temple that I had done nothing wrong and the Goddess had listened to me. I will offer a special puja at the temple and from there I plan to visit Dharmasthala too," Halappa said.

It could be recalled here that even before a formal complaint was lodged against him, Halappa had quit the ministry reportedly to save the Yeddyurappa-led government from the embarrassment. The victim has been identified as Chandramathi. Her husband Venkatesh Murthy had later lodged a complaint against the minister seeking punishment for Halappa.

Halappa, considered a close lieutenant of Yeddyurappa, was a three-time MLA from the Sorab constituency in Shivamogga district. Shivamogga is the home district of BJP stalwarts both Yeddyurappa and KS Eshwarappa. With Assembly elections scheduled for next year, Halappa wanted to come clean on the charges made on him.

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