BJP candidate’s video goes viral

A video clip containing obscene pictures of Belagavi North candidate in the Assembly polls, Anil Benake, along with a woman who is not his wife was widely shared on social media in Belagavi on Friday.

Anil Benake is seen holding and caressing a young woman on a beach and inside a vehicle. The video, made using editing tools, has allegations of some shady land deals, and scanned copies of some documents pertaining to such deals.

It was shared on Facebook and YouTube and on WhatsApp groups that included politicians and senior officers including DC, SP and the Police Commissioner.

Mr. Benake, a city-based advocate, has denied any wrongdoing. He said that the pictures were doctored to impose his photo on them.