Pramesh S Jain & Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
Karnataka Home Minister,Araga Jnanendra on Monday announced that Santro Ravi’s case has been handed over to Criminal Investigation for a detailed probe .
The accused Manjunath KS alias Santro Ravi was arrested from Ahmadabad in Gujarat on last Friday following a rape and dowry harassment case filed against him by a woman.
Ravi who was presently in the Vijayanagar police custody in Mysuru was accused of running transfer rackets,Sex rackets,human trafficking,cheating, domestic violence and rape charges .
Since the case has wider ramification,the CID will be able to probe in detail,a senior police officer,said .
The case which has brought major embarrassment to the government after a audio clip of him claiming to have close proximity with the Chief Minister,his son, Home Minister and other ministers and senior police officers .
The accused who was operating sex racket since 2005 from across the state was arrested but he continue with his sex racket and claimed to have developed close proximity with the ministers and senior police officers involved in transfers of officials and getting official work done using his contacts .
