New Delhi:
Karnataka JD(S) MLA HD Revanna has been taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team probing allegations of kidnapping by a woman; it is also investigating rape allegations against his son Prajwal Revanna in the lewd video case.
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The woman whose son filed the kidnap case against HD Revanna and his aide Satish has been tracked down by the Karnataka police. She will speak to the special investigation team. The MLA's son Prajwal Revanna has been accused of sexual assault.
The woman had worked in the Revannas' home for almost five years and had quit three years ago. Her son claimed that she was picked up by Satish, HD Revanna's close aide, on April 26. She was brought home the same day, but was taken by HD Revanna's husband on April 29. She has been missing ever since.
Just before he was taken into custody, HD Revanna's request for interim protection from arrest in the kidnapping case was rejected by a local court. “Why was this person kidnapped? We still don't know what Prajwal's (Revanna) involvement is. Certain parts of the complaint speak volumes about what happened. Are they stopping her from filing a complaint? We cannot look at this FIR in isolation. It has to tie in with the broader aspect,” the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) said.
“The petitioner is influential. He has gone so far as to threaten people… We want to understand whether this only happened to this victim, or whether there are others. We must protect these people,” the SPP said.
The Karnataka Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing cases of sexual assault against the MLA's son also issued a lookout notice against his father today. Obscene video clips allegedly involving Prajwal Revanna started doing the rounds in Hassan in Karnataka over the past few days. He is the Lok Sabha candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from the same place.
Prajwal Revanna is said to have flown abroad on April 27, a day after the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls was held in Karnataka. His lawyer had asked him to appear before the SIT for seven days.
The Karnataka government today asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to seek help from other states in tracking down Prajwal Revanna over allegations that he raped several women and blackmailed them with videos. He is the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.
The First Information Report against Prajwal Revanna was filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday after a (secular) employee of Janata Dal alleged that she was raped by him at gunpoint.
The woman was rescued from HD Revanna's personal assistant Rajashekar from a farm in Kalenahalli village of Mysuru district, news agency IANS reported. The woman, who had gone missing on April 29, was locked up in the farmhouse when the SIT officers reached there following a tip-off.
Sources say Mr Rajashekar has been absconding since the SIT traced the woman to his farm. She will be taken to Bengaluru where her statement will be recorded.
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