Bengaluru, March 20 -- The Karnataka government on on Thursday ordered a high-level investigation into an alleged honey trap attempt on a minister, following claims by Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna that the state has become a "CD and pen drive factory", an apparent reference to the growing menace of political blackmail through explicit recordings.
Speaking in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Rajanna alleged that a network of individuals was orchestrating honey trap operations and that 48 politicians across different parties had fallen victim to such tactics.
"An influential minister from Tumakuru has been targeted. The ones from Tumakuru are G Parameshwara and me," he declared, further demanding a probe to uncover the "producers and...