Overview
- A video circulating online purports to show DGP Ramachandra Rao hugging and kissing women inside his official chamber while in uniform during working hours.
- India Today reports that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was briefed on the footage, with sources saying he expressed anger and sought an explanation.
- Rao told India Today the video is morphed and alleged he is being targeted.
- According to The Hindu, Rao met Home Minister G. Parameshwara and said the footage is eight years old from his Belagavi posting, calling it a conspiracy.
- Free Press Journal reports the video's authenticity has not been confirmed and no official Karnataka government statement has been issued, with faces in the clip blurred and no allegations of coercion.