Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Congress Leader Arrested for Threatening Official
A Congress leader named Rajeev Gowda was arrested for threatening a city official.
He was upset because the official removed some banners he had put up.
The police were looking for him in different places like Bengaluru and Mangaluru.
They checked cameras and phone records to find him.
The Chief Minister and Home Minister told the police to catch him quickly.
Some political leaders are asking why the police are not acting faster in this case compared to others.
Rajeev Gowda, a suspended Congress leader, was arrested for allegedly abusing and threatening the Shidlaghatta municipal council commissioner.
The incident involved a phone call where Gowda used abusive language and threatened civic staff.
Gowda was arrested while traveling to Goa after initially going to Mangaluru and then boarding a train to Kerala.
The police acted on instructions from the Chief Minister and Home Minister to arrest him.
The BJP has questioned the police's urgency in the case, suggesting a political bias.
- Who
- Rajeev Gowda, a suspended Congress leader, is the accused.
- What
- He is accused of abusing and threatening the Shidlaghatta municipal council commissioner.
- When
- The incident occurred on January 12, and he was arrested on Monday.
- Where
- The search was conducted in Bengaluru and Mangaluru, and he was arrested while traveling to Goa.
- Why
- The police acted on instructions from the Chief Minister and Home Minister to arrest him.
Congress
BJP
Police Urgency
Congress
Congress leaders have questioned the police's urgency in the case, suggesting a political bias.
BJP
The BJP has questioned the police's urgency in the case, suggesting a political bias.
- Accused
- Rajeev Gowda
- Charges
- Abusing and threatening the Shidlaghatta municipal council commissioner
- Current Status
- Arrested
- Locations Searched
- Bengaluru, Mangaluru
- Investigation Methods
- CCTV footage, call data analysis, financial and digital footprints
- Political Context
- BJP questions police urgency
