Shivamogga: In a big relief to BJP leader Harathalu Halappa, the 2nd Additional District Court acquitted the former Minister of rape charges. The BJP leader had been facing the charge for the past seven-and-a-half years.
Halappa, was accused of raping his friend Venkateshmurthy’s wife on Nov. 26, 2009 following which a Police complaint was registered on May 2010.






