May 14, 2018 07:31 am | Updated 06:18 pm IST
Mandya Karnataka 30_January_2017 : Janata Dal (Secular) MP C.S. Puttaraju (left) and MLA D.C. Thammanna (centre) meeting former External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna in Maddur of Mandya district on January 30, 2017
Mandya Lok Sabha member C.S. Puttaraju, the JD(S) candidate from Melkote Assembly constituency, was on Sunday booked for allegedly slapping a Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) worker at Chinakurali in the district.
K.N. Deekshith, the victim, was allegedly slapped by Mr. Puttaraju during a political campaign for Swaraj India candidate Darshan Puttannaiah at Chinakurali in Pandavapura taluk on Saturday.
According to the Pandavapura police, they have registered an FIR against Mr. Puttaraju.
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