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Suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna was convicted on Friday in a rape case linked to leaked obscene videos. A Special Court in Bengaluru will announce his sentence on Saturday.
A file photo of Suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna (Photo: PTI)
Suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal revanna was on Friday convicted in connection with one of the rape cases registered against him. The verdict was pronounced by a Special Court for People’s Representatives in Bengaluru, while the quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Saturday.
On Friday, Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat had dismissed a second bail application filed by Revanna, as he sought relief, citing delays in the trial proceedings.
This was his second attempt at securing bail from the lower court, following an earlier denial.
Earlier, Revanna had approached the Karnataka High Court seeking bail on the grounds of changed circumstances due to the trial’s prolonged timeline.
The case against Prajwal Revanna
Revanna is the prime accused in four criminal cases filed last year, after over 2,000 obscene video clips, allegedly depicting the sexual abuse of multiple women, surfaced on social media.
The first complaint against him was lodged in April 2024 by a 48-year-old woman who had worked as a domestic help at his family’s farmhouse in Hassan.
She accused Revanna of repeatedly raping her since 2021, at the farmhouse and then at his house at Basavanagudi in Bengaluru.
She also alleged that Revanna filmed his actions and had threatened to release videos of the abuse if she revealed the incidents to anyone.
As the case came to light, the court framed charges against him under various sections, including rape, voyeurism, criminal intimidation, and unlawful circulation of intimate images.
Later, it was known that the survivor was allegedly abducted at the behest of Prajwal’s parents, former Minister HD Revanna and Bhavani Revanna, to prevent her from testifying against their son after the scandal broke out in April 2024.
Later, she was rescued from a farmhouse as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) swung into action to probe the case.
Amid public uproar, Revanna fled to Germany soon after the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in the State.
He was arrested upon his return to India on May 31, 2024 and has been in jail since.
As the SIT filed a chargesheet against him in August 2024, in response, Revanna filed an application to discharge him from the case, contending that there was not enough evidence to implicate him.
Revanna’s counsel argued that the grave allegations made against him were far from the truth and were part of attempts to tarnish his reputation.
Revanna also questioned the delay in reporting the alleged rape incident, given that the first such assault was alleged to have taken place in 2021.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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