Venkataramna was arrested at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) camp office soon after he appeared before agency officials for questioning for a second consecutive day. A CBI official said the minister was arrested around 1.30 p.m.

Venkataramna, the first minister in the state's history to be arrested on charges of corruption while in office, was then produced in a CBI court, which remanded him to judicial custody till June 7. The court also agreed to the CBI's petition for five-day custody of the accused.