Shimoga, May 09: Former Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister H Halappa was today arrested in connection with a rape case filed against him by his friend’s wife.
Halappa, who appeared before the CID today following a notice served by the investigating agency on May 6, was questioned for three to four hours, CID DIG Charan Reddy.
“We have formally arrested him after interrogating him.
Halappa has however denied the allegation,” he said.
The former minister was later taken to a local hospital for a medical test, police said.
The police on May 6 had pasted a notice at two of Halappa’s residences asking him to appear before it by May 10.
Halappa had quit his post as minister after a media report claimed he had sexually assaulted his friend’s wife at their residence in November last at Shimoga, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa’s home district.
–Agencies