Pramesh S Jain
Expelled Congress leader Kripa Alva on Monday appeared before the Cyber Crime Police,which is investigating the alleged fabricated sting video involving former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Kripa,a political leader from Dakshina Kannada, appeared before investigators at the Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s office in Vasanth Nagar,accompanied by her legal counsel.She left the premises without responding to questions from reporters.
Kripa had been questioned by the police earlier in connection with the case and has also secured interim relief from the court.
Meanwhile,further investigation has revealed that a mobile phone allegedly used to upload the sting video changed hands at Union Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy’s official residence in New Delhi.
Police have questioned former journalist Prajwal Prasad, who is reportedly associated with Kumaraswamy’s social media team as a media consultant.
Investigators suspect that Prasad facilitated the purchase of the mobile phone and received it at Kumaraswamy’s official residence from Ritesh Pandey, another accused arrested in the case.
Police are continuing their investigation to establish the roles of those involved in procuring the phone and uploading the video.
