‘Not confirmed on record that he’s been arrested’: CT Ravi’s lawyer alleges violation of legal procedure

BELAGAVI: Advocate M B Jiragi, representing BJP leader C T Ravi, on Friday claimed that despite the BJP leader being arrested under Sections 75 and 79 of the BNS, the police have not officially recorded his arrest, which is a legal requirement.

“CT Ravi was arrested under Sections 75 and 79 of BNS. He has been arrested physically. But so far, we have not been confirmed on record that he has been arrested. De facto, the police have already taken him into custody. They took him to various places last night…,” Jiragi said.

#WATCH | Belagavi, Karnataka: Advocate MB Jiragi from BJP team, representing BJP MLC CT Ravi, says, “CT Ravi has been arrested u/s 75 and 79 of BNS. He has been arrested physically. But so far we have not been confirmed on record that he has been arrested. But de facto, the… pic.twitter.com/u3SjfZ8amT

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The lawyer stressed that under the law, Ravi must be presented before a magistrate within a reasonable time. “It is mandated under the law that a person who has been arrested must be produced before the nearest magistrate within a reasonable time,” he added.

Jiragi also revealed that the legal team had already prepared a bail application but faced difficulty in meeting Ravi. “They are not permitting lawyers to meet CT Ravi. He has been secluded completely; we don’t know where exactly he has been taken”.

Karnataka BJP MLA Abhay Patil accused the Congress government of turning the Assembly into a source of conflict, claiming that an attempt on CT Ravi’s life inside the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha had been made, and further alleged police involvement.

#WATCH | Belagavi: Karnataka BJP MLA Abhay Patil says, “…Congress Government has turned Karnataka Assembly into a tool for generating problems. A murder attempt was made on 4-time MLA CT Ravi yesterday, that too inside Vidhan Soudha. A few goons of Congress came and attempted… pic.twitter.com/pNESuvQMsm

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“The Congress government has turned the Karnataka Assembly into a tool for generating problems. A murder attempt was made on 4-time MLA CT Ravi yesterday, inside Vidhana Soudha. A few goons from the Congress came and attempted to manhandle and murder him. The police too had a hand in this. This is a very serious matter… The Congress government in Karnataka is a ‘Tughlaqi government’ and is resorting to hooliganism. I urge the central government to take note of this and take action”, the BJP MLA said.

#WATCH | Karnataka | Belagavi police bring CT Ravi to district court; he will be produced before the court

An FIR was filed against him on the complaint by Karnataka minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar pic.twitter.com/AZQrLcfQwB

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Earlier in the day, BJP leader CT Ravi was brought to the district court by Belagavi police. Before being taken to court, CT Ravi underwent a medical checkup at the Mutga Health Center in Belagavi. An FIR was filed against him following a complaint made by Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar over alleged derogatory remarks made by Ravi about the Congress leader. (ANI)