India, March 19 -- BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal has been booked for allegedly making derogatory comments about Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who was recently arrested in a gold smuggling case, police said. The case was registered at the High Grounds police station in Bengaluru on Tuesday following a complaint by Akula Anuradha.

According to the complaint, Yatnal made offensive remarks about the actress while addressing the media in Vijayapura on Monday. The FIR has been filed under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which pertains to words, gestures, or acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman. The complainant claimed that Ranya Rao, a multi-language actress with a respectable standing in society, was subjected to remarks t...