The pictures and the message went viral and as soon as the MLC realised that he was in the dock, he switched off his phone and remained untraceable.

Karantaka’s politicians can’t seem to keen off the headlines, especially for all the wrong reasons. A case of obscene messages circulated by a member of the legislative council from Belgavi has surfaced.

The WhatsApp groups of the media in Belegavi were in for a shock when they suddenly found a PDF file in their inboxes with 56 photos of porn stars.

The photographs were sent by MLC Mahantesh Kavatagimath. The pictures and the message went viral and as soon as the MLC realised that he was in the dock, he switched off his phone and remained untraceable.

Screenshot of WhatsApp group.

Later, he is said to have apologised to the Belagavi media saying he had sent it by mistake.

But this incident is a reminder of the number of times Karnataka has been caught in porn controversies and how the politicians of the state have been involved in them.

 

The senior legislator shared over 50 pictures, much to the embarrassment of the group members. The WhatsApp group comprises senior officials including deputy commissioner, police officials of various ranks, the Belagavi police commissioner, Belagavi district superintendent of police, police inspectors, member of parliament, Zilla Panchayat members, city councillors, women officials of various departments, social activists and representatives of media houses.

Kavatagimath, around 4.20 pm, posted over 56 PDF files that comprised over 50 pictures of nude women from his official mobile phone. Sharing objectionable contents on social media platforms is a serious offence and violation of cyber laws. Even as the group members noticed the obnoxious postings, there was brisk activity in the group. Admins of the WhatsApp group started quitting from the group, senior officials remained tightlipped, while women officers who were embarrassed, left with serious remarks condemning the postings.

Most of the group members were stunned and expressed shock. Kavatagimath, who even failed to regret the postings, was removed from the group by the group admin. The MLC was not available for comments as he had switched off his mobile phone.

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