Bengaluru, Oct. 24 -- The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru Police has made a major breakthrough in the alleged sting operation targeting former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with the arrest of a man from Delhi.

The accused has been identified as Ritesh Pandey, a resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, who was reportedly working at the camp office of Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy.

According to CCB sources, Pandey was produced before a local court on Friday afternoon and was subsequently granted bail.

Investigators suspect Pandey to be the primary person who uploaded the controversial sting video on social media. Police said he allegedly purchased a second-hand smartphone in Delhi specifically to carry out the upload. To hid...