Prajwal Revanna: Suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, who is facing sexual harassment charges, is likely to return to India from Germany this week. According to Karnataka officials, Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, may come to India on the night of May 3-4. This development comes a day after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case issued summons to Prajwal Revanna to appear for questioning. The investigating agency also summoned Revanna’s father and MLA from Holenarasipur seat HD Revanna. According to a report in ‘Hindustan Times’, earlier the SIT had said that Revanna would be declared a ‘fugitive’ if he did not appear before the investigating agency after the summons.
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FIR Filed against Prajwal Revanna for Alleged Sexual Harassment and Assault
The controversy surrounding Prajwal Revanna began when a series of pornographic videos involving him began circulating in Karnataka’s Hassan district last week. The videos allegedly showed the 33-year-old leader performing sexual acts with several women, leading to allegations of abuse and assault. During a preliminary investigation, officials found a pen drive containing 2,976 pornographic videos recorded on a mobile phone at Revanna’s residences in Bengaluru and Hassan. Based on the complaint, an FIR was filed against Revanna and his father under sections 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 509 (outraging the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code.
Revanna Lok Sabha candidate
The case was filed by a woman who worked at Revanna’s residence between 2019 and 2022. The woman alleged that she was sexually abused while she worked at his house. Meanwhile, Revanna left the country for Germany on April 27, a day after the Lok Sabha elections in the state. His father HD Revanna told the media that his son would return if he was called for investigation.
JD(S) suspends Prajwal Revanna
Despite the allegations, the Bharatiya Janata Party-JD(S) alliance had fielded Revanna as its Lok Sabha candidate from Hassan. However, as the controversy grew, the JD(S) suspended Revanna on Tuesday and issued him a show cause notice over the sexual harassment allegations. JD(S) core committee chairman GT Devegowda said in a media briefing that we have decided to recommend to our party’s national president to suspend him from the party till the SIT investigation is completed.
