Anand Singh assault case: Congress MLA Ganesh sent to judicial custody for 14 days

Bengaluru, Feb 21: Congress MLA JN Ganesh, accused of attempt to murder of fellow legislator Anand Singh, is remanded in Judicial Custody for 14 days on Thursday.

Congress MLA from Kampli JN Ganesh was arrested by Bidadi police in Gujarat on Wednesday. He is said to have been tracking police movement through followers and friends.

Karnataka Home Minister MB Patil, told reporters, "Congress MLA JN Ganesh was held by our police at 2 pm in Somnath, Gujarat, today. He will be brought to Bengaluru later today. He will be produced before Ramnagar court tomorrow."

JN Ganesh was absconding after the assault on Anand Singh, The Congress legislator from Vijayanagara, at Bidadi resort on January 18. Police were on the lookout for J N Ganesh, who is facing a case of attempt to murder for allegedly assaulting his lawmaker colleague Anand Singh during a brawl at private resort.

Ganesh and Anand Singh allegedly entered into a brawl at Eagleton Resorts where the Congress MLAs were herded together to prevent them from BJP's alleged poaching bid to topple the Congress-JD(S) government. A complaint was filed against JN Ganesh under sections 323 and 324 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt and with a dangerous weapon), 307 (attempt to murder), 504 (intention to insult) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Subsequently, Ganesh was suspended from the Congress party.