Former MLA files writ petition in High Court over alleged 'honeytrap' video threats

JDS former MLA A. Manjunath filed a writ petition in the High Court, alleging threats of broadcasting a private video. He claims the video was recorded after leaving a woman and that the threat was made regarding the broadcast of private moments. Manjunath, who won from the Magadi constituency in the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections and served as the MLA until 2023, is currently a member of the JDS state core committee. The petition alleges that the video, supposedly from an incident in March 2023, was secretly filmed using a pretext and that the petitioner has never seen the video.