May 5th 2024.
In a recent turn of events, Bengaluru has been shaken by the arrest of senior JD leader and party MLA HD Revanna. He was remanded to police custody till May 8 by a city court on Sunday, following allegations of kidnapping and illegal confinement of a woman.
Revanna, who is the son of former Prime Minister and JD patriarch H D Deve Gowda, was taken into custody on Saturday by a Special Investigation Team after his bail plea was rejected. The case against him relates to the kidnapping and illegal confinement of a woman who is a mother of three children. The FIR was filed by the woman's son on Thursday, leading to Revanna's arrest.
After being examined at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, Revanna was brought before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate who ordered his custody to the SIT. The formation of the SIT was recommended by the Karnataka State Commission for Women chief Nagalakshmi Chowdhary after a series of explicit videos of Revanna's son, JD MP from Hassan Prajwal Revanna, surfaced online.
Prajwal Revanna, who is the BJP-JD candidate for the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, is facing charges of rape and molestation. The victim's son had filed a complaint with the K R Nagar police, alleging that Revanna's close aide Sathish Babanna had taken his mother away on a motorcycle on April 29 under the pretext of meeting with the JD leader. The son also claimed that Babanna had threatened to arrest the victim and her family if she spoke to the police.
It was later revealed that the victim was one of the women in the explicit videos that had been circulating online. The video depicted her being tied up and allegedly raped by Prajwal. Fearing for his mother's safety, the son approached the police and Babanna was arrested. The victim was also rescued from a farmhouse.
In total, there are three FIRs registered in connection with the sexual abuse allegations involving both the father and son. The first case was filed in Holenarasipura, where a cook and relative of the Revannas accused HD Revanna and Prajwal of molestation. The second case, filed with CID Bengaluru, involves a JD leader who has accused Prajwal of raping her at gunpoint and blackmailing her with a video of the incident. The third complaint is against HD Revanna for the abduction and illegal detention of a woman.
Before being brought before the magistrate, Revanna maintained that there was no evidence linking him to the case mentioned in the complaint filed on May 2. He claimed that it was all part of a political conspiracy against him. "There are no evidences pertaining to the May 2 complaint. It's a big political conspiracy... A conspiracy was hatched against me," Revanna told reporters at the hospital where he was taken for a medical checkup. He also emphasized that his 40-year-long political career has been spotless.
Meanwhile, Prajwal is currently abroad and a blue corner notice has been issued against him, according to Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara. A Blue Corner notice is a request for additional information about a person's identity, location, or activities in relation to a crime, issued by the international police cooperation body. Interpol's help is being sought to bring Prajwal back to India.
The situation in Bengaluru has caused quite a stir, with the arrest of a prominent political figure and the unfolding of shocking allegations. The case is still under investigation, and the truth behind the allegations is yet to be determined.
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