Parents in Badlapur, Thane district, Maharashtra, have erupted in protests after a school attendant was arrested for sexually abusing two kindergarten girls. The incident has sparked widespread outrage, leading to a rail blockade and demands for swift action against the accused. The Maharashtra Chief Minister has assured a fast-track investigation and the deployment of a Special Investigation Team.
Suraj Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and brother of Prajwal Revanna, who is also accused in a sexual abuse case, has been granted conditional bail by the People’s Representative Court. Revanna was arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a man and charged under sections of the Indian Penal Code.
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.
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 grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and a suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader, was arrested early this morning upon his arrival at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport. He faces charges of sexually abusing multiple women. A special investigation team took him into custody. Revanna returned to India from abroad, where he had left the country on a diplomatic passport. He had been evading arrest after an anticipatory bail request was rejected by a special court in Bengaluru.
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.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has alleged that former Prime Minister and Janata Dal(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda assisted Prajwal Revanna, a Lok Sabha candidate accused of sexual abuse, in fleeing the country. Revanna left India on April 27 for Germany after the government established a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the claims against him. Siddaramaiah asserts that Gowda played a role in Revanna’s departure and questions whether his family was unaware of his decision. The Chief Minister further accuses Revanna’s uncle, H D Kumaraswamy, of attempting to downplay the allegations by making unfounded statements against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. The SIT is actively investigating the case, while Interpol has issued a ‘Blue Corner Notice’ seeking information on Revanna’s location. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has confirmed that Revanna traveled to Germany on a diplomatic passport without obtaining political clearance for the trip.
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.
Janata Dal (S) leader and Karnataka MLA HD Revanna was granted conditional bail on May 13 in connection with a kidnapping case linked to sexual abuse allegations against him and his son Prajwal. The case has been termed a ‘political conspiracy’ by Revanna, who was arrested on May 4. A Special Investigative Team (SIT) formed by the Karnataka government is probing the alleged sexual abuse. Revanna’s son Prajwal, an incumbent MP, is seeking re-election from the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.
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