Published Nov 09, 2026 | 7:49 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 09, 2026 | 7:49 PM
Siddaramaiah had earlier named Alva as one of the key persons behind the purported video.
Synopsis: Former Karnataka Congress leader Kripa Alva appeared before the Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police on 9 November for questioning in the alleged ‘sting operation’ targeting former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. She was questioned for around two-and-a-half hours and has been asked to appear again on 11 November. Siddaramaiah had earlier named Alva as one of the key persons behind the purported video, along with Power TV Managing Director Rakesh Shetty.
Former Karnataka Congress leader Kripa Alva appeared before the Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police on Monday, 9 November, for questioning in connection with the alleged ‘sting operation’ targeting former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Alva, who was expelled from the Congress for six years on 27 October for ‘anti-party activities’, was questioned for around two-and-a-half hours.
This was her first appearance before the police after a Bengaluru court granted her interim anticipatory bail in the case earlier this month. She appeared for questioning with a copy of the court’s order.
The police had reportedly asked her to bring her mobile phone and laptop for questioning. According to Public TV, they have asked her to appear again on 11 November.
Siddaramaiah had earlier named Alva as one of the key persons behind the purported video, along with Power TV Managing Director Rakesh Shetty. Alva had earlier appeared before the police and given a statement in the case.
The video, purportedly recorded in 2023, surfaced on social media on 26 September and shows Alva speaking to a woman who claims to have been sexually exploited by Siddaramaiah in 2011.
Siddaramaiah filed a police complaint on 6 October, alleging blackmail, extortion and defamation.
The Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB), which is investigating the case, said on 29 October that its preliminary findings indicated that the sexual abuse allegations depicted in the video were part of a fabricated narrative.
The police said the evidence collected so far did not substantiate the incident portrayed in the recording.
On 2 November, a Bengaluru court granted interim anticipatory bail to Alva, Power TV cameraman KV Prashanth Kumar and another accused, Vinod Kumar. The accused argued that they had no role in uploading the video on social media.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
