H. Y. Meti

Hullappa Yamanappa Meti
Member of 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2018
Constituency Bagalkot
Minister for Excise, Government of Karnataka
In office
21 June 2016 – 14 December 2016
Personal details
Born 9 October 1946
Thimmapur in Distt. Bijapur (Karnataka)
Spouse(s) Smt. Laxmibai H. Meti (Married on 31 May 1964)

H. Y. Meti is an Indian National Congress political activist, member of the 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and a former minister in the Siddaramaiah cabinet.[1][2] In the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Meti ran for the Bagalkot assembly constituency and won, polling 68,216 votes.[3] In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, he lost to Veerabhadrayya Charantimath of BJP, by a margin of 15,934 votes.[4]

Resignation

H. Y. Meti was appointed as Excise Minister, but after a CD was published showing him engaging in a sexual act, he resigned on 7 December 2016. [5] [6]

On 11 December 2016, a woman in a televised interview accused Meti of having sought sexual favours in return for a transfer but said she was not the woman in the sex CD.[7]

On 12 December,[7] RTI activist Rajashekar Mulali[8] complained to the police of receiving death threats from the minister and his followers for saying he had a sex CD on him.[2] Meti termed it as a political conspiracy to malign him, claiming he was not involved in any immoral act with any woman, and challenged Mulali to release the tape.[7]

The original sex tape video was reported missing during the investigation.[9] On 24 May 2017, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Karnataka Police, which investigated the case gave him "clean chit" and reported that the video was doctored.[5]

On 18 August 2017, a woman claiming that she was the one in the sex tape filed a complaint of kidnapping and rape against Meti.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Politics PTI (2016-06-21). "Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle: CM Siddaramaiah allocates portfolios, retains finance". Firstpost. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. 1 2 "Karnataka minister HY Meti resigns over sleaze tape". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Bagalkot constituency election results 2013 : Meti Hullappa Yamanappa of INC WINS - Karnataka". NewsReporter.in. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  4. ↑ http://eciresults.nic.in/StatewiseS101.htm
  5. 1 2 "Former K'taka Excise Minister HY Meti gets clean chit in sex scandal case". The News Minute. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  6. ↑ "Karnataka Excise Minister Meti resigns over sleaze tape". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2016-12-15. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  7. 1 2 3 "Karnataka minister Meti on notice: Was that he in the sex tape?- The New Indian Express". Cms.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Meti's nemesis suddenly in the spotlight". The New Indian Express. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  9. ↑ Hemanth Kashyap (2016-12-27). "New turn to Meti sex tape case; original video goes missing". Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  10. ↑ "HY Meti 'sex tape' case takes a new turn, woman files complaint alleging rape". The News Minute. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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