Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Karnataka Police and BJP Clash Over Woman's Arrest
A woman who works for the BJP party in India was hurt by the police during a protest.
A video shows the police taking her away and her clothes getting torn.
The police say she was being taken away because of a complaint from a Congress party member.
The woman used to be in the Congress party but joined the BJP recently.
There was a fight between the BJP and Congress workers over some names being removed from the voter list.
The police have not said anything about what happened yet.
Both parties are blaming each other for the fight.
The police claim the woman has nine cases against her and tried to escape arrest by undressing, while the BJP says she was assaulted.
The Chief Minister and the BJP leader have different opinions about what happened.
The BJP wants the police officers to be punished, but the Chief Minister says the woman bit the police officers.
BJP worker Sujatha Handi was allegedly assaulted and disrobed by police during arrest in Hubballi, Karnataka.
Incident captured on video showing police surrounding and detaining the woman on a bus.
Complaint filed by Congress corporator Suvarna Kallakuntla led to the woman's custody.
Dispute originated from accusations of assisting in deleting voter names during revision exercise.
Police claim the woman has nine cases against her and attempted to flee custody by undressing.
- Who
- BJP worker Sujatha Handi and Congress corporator Suvarna Kallakuntla
- What
- Assault and tearing of clothes during detention
- When
- January 1, 2024
- Where
- Hubballi, Karnataka
- Why
- Dispute during voter list revision exercise
- Location
- Hubballi, Karnataka
- Date
- January 1, 2024
- Complainant
- Congress corporator Suvarna Kallakuntla
- Incident Cause
- Dispute during voter list revision exercise
- Police Statement
- The woman undressed herself and attacked the cops
- Number of Cases
- Nine cases registered against the woman
- Injuries
- Four women police officers and several male staff injured
- Investigation
- Deputy Commissioner of Police to conduct a thorough inquiry
Sources
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