Bangalore: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday courted a fresh controversy over the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl in a city public school, as he asked the media if it did not have any other issue.
‘Except that, don’t you have any other issue? Is this the only news you have? RPT Is this the only news you have?’ Siddaramaiah snapped back at reporters who sought to know the latest on the case that has evoked public outrage and drawn criticism of his government for not acting swiftly.
The girl was allegedly raped on 2 July at Vibgyor High School here, while the complaint was lodged with the police on 14 July. Amid growing public anger against the police, the first arrest came on 20 July - of skating instructor Mustafa, who hails from Bihar.