Hullappa Yamanappa Meti
Member of 14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2013–2018
ConstituencyBagalkot
Minister for Excise, Government of Karnataka
In office
21 June 2016 – 14 December 2016
Preceded byManohar Tahasildar
Succeeded byR. B. Timmapur
Personal details
Born (1946-10-09) 9 October 1946 (age 77)
Thimmapur
SpouseSmt. Laxmibai H. Meti (Married on 31 May 1964)

Hullappa Yamanappa Meti is an Indian politician. He is a member of Indian National Congress, a 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 was elected from the Bagalkot assembly constituency, 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] Prior to that, he was a MLA for Guledgud Assembly constituency from 1989 to 1999 and 2004 to 2007.[5]

Scandal

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

On 11 December 2016, a woman in a televised interview accused Meti of having sought sexual favors in return for a transfer, but said she was not the woman in the sex video.[8]

On 12 December,[8] RTI activist Rajashekar Mulali[9] 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 described 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.[8]

The original video was reported missing during the investigation.[10] 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.[6]

On 18 August 2017, a woman claiming that she was the one in the sex video filed a complaint of kidnapping and rape against Meti.[11]

References

  1. ^ Politics PTI (21 June 2016). "Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle: CM Siddaramaiah allocates portfolios, retains finance". Firstpost. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Karnataka minister HY Meti resigns over sleaze tape". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Bagalkot constituency election results 2013 : Meti Hullappa Yamanappa of INC WINS - Karnataka". NewsReporter.in. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Constituencywise Trends". eciresults.nic.in.
  5. ^ "Guledgud Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Former K'taka Excise Minister HY Meti gets clean chit in sex scandal case". The News Minute. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Karnataka Excise Minister Meti resigns over sleaze tape". The Hindu. 15 December 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "Karnataka minister Meti on notice: Was that he in the sex tape?- The New Indian Express". Cms.newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Meti's nemesis suddenly in the spotlight". The New Indian Express. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ^ Hemanth Kashyap (27 December 2016). "New turn to Meti sex tape case; original video goes missing". Bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  11. ^ "HY Meti 'sex tape' case takes a new turn, woman files complaint alleging rape". The News Minute. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

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