Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s daughter-in-law Smita Rakesh has appealed to the police to provide protection to her family after frightening experiences in the middle of the night two days ago.

Wife of Rakesh Siddaramaiah, who died last year, has complained to Malleswaram police station on June 15 mentioning certain frightening incidents in the middle of the night two days ago near her house. Smita has narrated the incidents including some tapping sound, dogs barking, missing jack fruits from the tree inside the compound of the house and above all broken tubelights, hinting that miscreants had played mischief in purpose.

Smitha has stated that it cannot be the handiwork of thieves and has sought protection from the police department for the entire family including her mother and children.

Daughter–in-law of the State CM seeking police protection has raised many eyebrows in public sphere and with it new set of worries to the man at the helm in the state.