A Bengaluru court has denied bail to Prajwal Revanna, a former JD(S) MP, who is facing multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment. The 33-year-old politician is currently in custody, with the Special Investigation Team probing his alleged crimes. The case gained notoriety after explicit videos purportedly featuring Revanna surfaced online shortly before the recent Lok Sabha elections. Revanna claims the videos are fake.
The case of alleged sexual abuse against JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, brother of ex-Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). A 27-year-old man accused Suraj of sexual abuse at his farmhouse in June, leading to the registration of a case at Holenarasipura Rural Police Station. While Suraj claims a conspiracy, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara confirmed the CID investigation citing similar cases previously handed over to the agency.
A Janata Dal (Secular) worker, Chethan KS, and his brother-in-law have been booked for allegedly attempting to extort ₹5 crore from Suraj Revanna, the brother of Prajwal Revanna, who is currently in judicial custody for alleged sexual assault. Chethan allegedly threatened to file a false sexual assault case against Suraj if he did not comply with their demands. This incident comes amidst the ongoing legal proceedings against Prajwal Revanna, who is facing multiple accusations of sexual abuse.
The lawyer for suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who was arrested in connection with an obscene video case, has shared his client’s initial response after returning to India. The lawyer, Arun, stated that Revanna has urged the media to refrain from negative campaigning and that he is fully cooperating with the investigation into the alleged sexual harassment case. Revanna reportedly told his lawyer that he is prepared to face the consequences of his actions.
Suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has been arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) after landing at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Friday. The 33-year-old MP, who arrived from Munich, faces three sexual abuse cases and was taken into custody for interrogation at the CID office. The SIT is likely to seek police custody to further interrogate him and is also contemplating a potency test. Prajwal’s mother, Bhavani Revanna, has sought anticipatory bail in an alleged kidnapping case, while his father and Holenarasipura MLA H D Revanna was arrested but later released on bail in the same case.
Prajwal Revanna, the suspended JD(S) leader facing sexual abuse charges, has booked a return flight ticket to Bengaluru from Munich on May 30. Sources in the Special Investigation Team (SIT) expect him to land in Bengaluru in the early hours of May 31 and will be arrested upon arrival. Two cases of sexual assault have been filed against Prajwal, and he has been evading SIT summonses. Despite pledging to cooperate with the investigation, he canceled his flight ticket from Germany twice in the past. The SIT conducted searches at Prajwal’s residence in Hassan on Tuesday, seizing incriminating materials.
HD Revanna, the leader of the Janata Dal (Secular) party, has been released from Parappana Agrahara Jail on May 14, after being granted conditional bail in connection with a kidnapping case. Revanna was arrested on May 4 by Special Investigative Team (SIT) officials in a kidnapping case registered against him at KR Nagar police station in Bengaluru. The SIT is probing allegations of sexual abuse against HD Revanna and his son Prajwal Revanna. Prajwal Revanna, the incumbent MP from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, has fled the country after obscene videos of him allegedly sexually abusing several women surfaced. A Blue Corner notice has been issued against Prajwal Revanna at all airports in India, along with a Blue Corner notice.
The sexual exploitation case involving JD(S) candidate Prajwal Revanna has brought the focus on the NDA alliance in Karnataka. While the alliance partners contend that the Congress is trying to damage the JD(S), leaders believe the partnership will remain intact. The JD(S) has decided to allow Revanna’s family to deal with the legal issues and will not defend him. The BJP has distanced itself from the scandal, with sources indicating a long-term plan to secure Vokkaliga votes. Despite allegations against a former BJP MLA, party sources claim that action against him is unlikely at this time.
JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, has been accused of rape and is facing multiple charges related to sexual abuse. The Karnataka Police have filed a rape case against him, making him the sole accused in an FIR. This is the second case against Revanna after he fled the country to Germany following the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations against him.
Amidst allegations of sexual abuse and illegal video filming involving JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, BJP’s Karnataka State President Vijayendra Yediyurappa has dismissed claims made by fellow BJP leader Devaraje Gowda. Gowda has asserted that he had informed the state BJP about these allegations in a letter, but Yediyurappa has refuted these claims as “patently false.”
