Bangalore:
The Central Information Bureau has issued a Blue Corner notice seeking information about Prajwal Revanna, the MP accused of sex crimes. Prajwal Revenna is believed to be in Germany, where he went on a diplomatic passport, after rape allegations against him became public during the general elections last week.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara confirmed the Blue Corner report and said investigators will now locate him. “After that, the SIT will carry out the procedures and bring him here… Once everything is over, further action will follow,” he told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
The MP, who is the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, manages Hassan's family compound. The police case against Mr Revanna was filed following the complaint of a woman who alleged that she was abused by the MP and his father, HD Revanna, for years.
Prajwal Revanna's lawyer has denied any wrongdoing on his part. He also said that the MP will be back in seven days.
The matter has turned into a huge political row, with the BJP having forged an alliance with Mr Devegowda's Janata Dal Secular in Karnataka. BJP leaders have distanced themselves from the matter.
Asked about JDS chief HD Kumaraswamy's comment that it is “all planned” by the Congress government, Mr Parameswara said: “It is not necessary for us. It is not necessary for the government. Someone files a complaint and the police act accordingly.”
The state, he added, has formed a special investigation team “due to the seriousness of the case, and given them full freedom to deliver justice.”