Bangalore: Karthik, son of Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, has been booked for sexually abusing and cheating a Kannada film actor, police said Thursday.
[Karthik Gowda smiles as his mother offers sweet to father Sadananda Gowda.]
Sandalwood actress Maitreya Gowda late on Wednesday night filed a complaint of cheating and sexual exploitation against Sadananda Gowda's son Karthik Gowda.
"We have booked a case against Karthik after the victim filed the complaint late Wednesday in our jurisdiction police station under sections 176 (rape) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and are investigating the charges," Deputy Police Commissioner (East) T.R. Suresh told IANS Thursday.
In her complaint to R T Nagar police here, Maitreya alleged Karthik had physical relation with her after making a "false promise of marriage".
She has also said Gowda senior and his wife Datty knew that Karthik had an "affair with her" but they did not approve of the relationship. In her complaint, Maitreya also claimed that she knew Karthik since May.
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