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Bengaluru News: In a series of accusations, BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday accused Belagavi City Police Commissioner of torturing Legislative Council member CT Ravi, who was taken into custody by Khanapur police after an FIR was filed against him for his statement against state women and child welfare minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar.

The leader of the opposition in the Karnataka State Assembly stated that even after 4-5 hours, the police commissioner was not giving any updates. He even claimed that the police had tortured CT Ravi, and the saffron party leader was bleeding from the head.

"The Police Station has become a Congress party office. As elected members, we have been sitting here for the last 4-5 hours. The Police Commissioner is not giving the acknowledgement. The Police Commissioner tortured CT Ravi, he was bleeding from the head. Entire Karnataka has 'goondaraj'... The BJP will protest tomorrow. I want to tell the police officers, this is not a permanent government. Think of the law and order," Ashoka was quoted as saying by ANI.

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CT Ravi's advocate, Chetan, affirmed that they will file a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission and the Karnataka Human Rights Commission. "CT Ravi was injured while police were forcefully taking him. This is like the emergency situation. We will file complaint before the National Human Rights Commission as well as the Karnataka Human Rights Commission," Chetan was quoted as saying by ANI.

However, Belagavi City Police Commissioner Lada Martin said that the police cannot disclose the next location of the BJP leader because of the law and order. "From the perspective of law and order, we will not disclose the next location where CT Ravi is being taken," Martin was quoted as saying by ANI.

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Lakshmi Hebbalkar alleged that BJP MLC CT Ravi called her with an "obscene word" after the words were exchanged between CT Ravi and Lakshmi Hebbalkar when the BJP MLC allegedly called Rahul Gandhi a drug addict.