Jarkiholi sex CD row: Want to kill myself over torture, says woman in new video statement

The sex CD scandal involving former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi seems to be snowballing into a major controversy with the woman, allegedly the one in the CD, releasing another video, on Saturday, saying that she wanted to kill herself over the torture.

The woman starts the video by saying that she doesn't know whether she should live or die.

In the 4.27-minute-long unauthenticated video, the woman can be heard saying that Jarkiholi was ready to do anything and can even harm her parents or kill her.

"Ramesh Jarkiholi is saying that he can make the government collapse in one day, he is ready to spend any amount to put everyone in jail. What is the meaning of 'ready to spend any amount'? People should understand it. They are ready to do anything, they can harm my parents or kill me. I want to write Ramesh Jarkiholi's name and kill myself over the torture," she said.

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The woman can also be seen expressing shock over the release of a phone conversation between her and her family members on March 2.

"On March, 2, our CD was released, I didn't know what to do, where to go or who had done it. It was in the media and I knew only one media person (takes the name of a suspected kingpin)," she said

"I called him and asked what was happening, why didn't he help me when I approached him. He replied by saying that he is a very small person in this," she added.

She added that the person told her that they needed political support and must approach big leaders like Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar.

The woman said that the man met her and told her they were going to Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar's house. This was also when she was receiving multiple calls from her home, she added.

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"I called my mother, she was so scared and was crying. I tried to convince her, but I got scared that she may harm herself. So I told her about going to DK Shivakumar's house. We went to his house, but he was not available," she said in the video.

'Bring my parents to Bengaluru and take my statement'

She said that she couldn't understand how the audio clipping of her conversation with her family got leaked and asked where her parents were, claiming that they were not even 'one per cent' safe.

"I am safe, no one has kidnapped me. The SIT is saying that they are going to give protection. I request the SIT to bring my family members to Bengaluru and provide security, not in the place where they are now," she said.

"I request my mummy, daddy, two brothers, and my grandmother, wherever they are, to please come to Bengaluru...all that I have to say to the SIT officials is that if I have to give any statement to them (SIT team), my family members should be in front of my eyes," she added.

She also said that she has faced a lot of torture over the last 24 days.