Ramesh Jarkiholi denies allegations, claims sex tape is fake ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 13:58 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 9 (ANI): Former Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Tuesday denied allegations that he had sexually exploited a woman in return for a government job, saying that the scandal was a conspiracy against him.
While addressing a press conference in the state capital here, Jarkholi further claimed that he knew about the purported sex tape four months ago and that it was fake . It is a conspiracy against me. I knew about the CD four months back. I was aware of it 24 hours before its release. It is a fake CD and the plan was hatched by two-three people. I m not going to reveal anything else. I won t leave them alone until they go to jail, the former BJP minister said.
Ramesh Jarkiholi sex tape: Rs 15 crore paid to upload CD; criminal conspiracy against him, says brother
He refused to accept that the woman shown in the CD was a ‘job seeker’, and sought a thorough investigation into the episode by a professional agency like the CBI.
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BENGALURU: The Jarkiholi brothers and their supporters have been busy doing their own detective work to get to the bottom of CD Gate that shows former water resources minister Ramesh Jarkiholi in a compromising position with a woman.
Arebhavi BJP MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi, who is Ramesh’s brother, on Sunday said, “I have information that around Rs 15 crore was paid to upload the sleazy, doctored videos from foreign destinations, like Russia and Singapore. There is a criminal conspiracy that was hatched against Ramesh.”
A massive controversy broke out this week when a social activist released a CD showing former Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi in a compromising position.