B'luru molestation a conspiracy to defame city: Minister
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday termed the recent Bengaluru mass molestation case a conspiracy to defame the state's Congress government and the Information Technology city. Earlier, he was reported as saying "these things do happen" over the case. However, the minister said that he was misquoted by the media and promised to make Bengaluru safer for women.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara today promised to make state capital Bengaluru safer for women, five days after video from the city of women being groped, molested, robbed by men during New Year celebrations shocked the country.While promising a safer Bengaluru, the top minister termed the entire episode an a conspiracy to defame the state's Congress government and the IT city in particular. Parameshwar said that he was misquoted by the media over the mass molestation case. "These things do happen," the minister was quoted in the media while responding to the January 1 incident.HERE'S WHAT THE MINISTER SAID: On Kamanahalli  incident : We have got enough evidence through the CCTV images. We have taken necessary action. FIR has been registered in the case. WATCH: Bengaluru molestation: 4 accused arrested in Kamanahalli case