Woman In Alleged Sex Tape Files Complaint Against Karnataka MLA: Lawyers

After the alleged video triggered an uproar, Mr Jarkiholi had resigned as the Karnataka minister this month on "moral grounds".

The woman who appeared in an alleged sex video with Karnataka BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi has filed a police complaint against the leader through her lawyers. This comes days after the MLA filed a "conspiracy and blackmailing" complaint against unknown people. "The victim in the CD wants to file a complaint... we are legally assisting her... she has sent a written complaint and we have handed it over to the police commissioner...she has been sexually exploited," her lawyer said. The alleged sex video that apparently showed the MLA getting intimate with the woman, was widely aired by Kannada news channels as a sex-for-jobs scandal. After the alleged video triggered an uproar, Mr Jarkiholi had resigned as the Karnataka minister on "moral grounds".