Kripa Alva appears before police in Siddaramaiah ‘sting’ video case

Expelled Congress leader Kripa Alva on Monday appeared before the Cyber Crime Police, which is investigating the alleged fabricated sting video involving former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Kripa Alva, a political leader from Dakshina Kannada, appeared before investigators at the Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s Office in Vasanth Nagar, accompanied by her legal counsel. She left the premises without responding to reporters’ questions.

She had earlier been questioned by the police in connection with the case and has also secured interim relief from a court.

The investigation has revealed that a mobile phone allegedly used to upload the sting video changed hands at Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s official residence in New Delhi, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh recently told the media.

The police have questioned former journalist Prajwal Prasad, who is reportedly associated with Mr. Kumaraswamy’s social media team as a media consultant. Investigators suspect that Mr. Prasad facilitated the purchase of the mobile phone and received it at Kumaraswamy’s official residence from Ritesh Pandey, another accused who has been arrested in the case.

The police are continuing their investigation to establish the roles of those involved in procuring the phone and uploading the video.