BJP MLA Faces Backlash Over Remarks on Actress

• BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal was booked for derogatory remarks about Kannada actress Ranya Rao.
• Rao was recently arrested for gold smuggling, with authorities seizing 14.2 kg of gold bars worth ₹12.56 crore.
• The case was registered at High Grounds police station in Bengaluru under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Complainant Akula Anuradha described Yatnal's comments as “objectionable, vulgar, and disrespectful”.
• Yatnal claimed to have detailed information on those involved and vowed to expose them in the upcoming Assembly session.

Source: News 18, Mint, Hindustan Times