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‘Urinated on Face, Injected Virus, Abetted Gang-Rape’: Woman Files FIR Against BJP MLA in Karnataka

  • Bengaluru police registered an FIR on September 19, 2024, against BJP MLA Munirathna and associates for alleged gangrape and related crimes occurring on June 11, 2023, at his Mathikere office.
  • The FIR followed accusations by a 40-year-old woman BJP worker who alleged she was forced to strip, threatened over her son, urinated on, gangraped, and injected with an unknown harmful substance.
  • The complaint states Munirathna allegedly instructed two aides to rape her, threatened her family if she spoke out, and the injection possibly caused her incurable illness diagnosed in January 2024.
  • The FIR includes charges under IPC Sections 376D, 270, 323, 354, 504, 506, 509, and 34, naming Munirathna, three associates, and one unidentified man, while also noting alleged false cases filed against the woman.
  • The case led to official investigation permissions, potential corruption probes, and highlights ongoing legal challenges linked to Munirathna amid previous similar allegations.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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