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Prajwal Revanna sex scandal case: Assets, education, other details. 5 points
The JDS, which is in alliance with BJP in Karnataka, has already distanced itself from the allegations and Kumaraswamy said that let SIT investigate him first.
The Hassan sex scandal in Karnataka that allegedly involved third-generation JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna is creating waves across the country, and the Karnataka government has already constituted a special investigative team (SIT) to probe into the incident. The JDS, which is in alliance with the BJP in Karnataka, has already distanced itself from the allegations, and HD Kumaraswamy said that let SIT investigate the matter first. However, Prajwal Revanna reportedly fled the country on Saturday morning.
What are the allegations on Prajwal Revanna?
The sitting MP from Hassan, Prajwal Revanna, has been accused of being in purported sex tapes, which are in circulation in the constituency. Apart from the allegations of being part of a sex scandal, an FIR was also filed on Prajwal and his father Revanna by their house help for allegedly harassing her sexually multiple times between 2019 and 2022.
In her complaint, the woman claimed that HD Revanna and Prajwal Revanna used to sexually assault women workers in their homes. “Whenever (HD) Revanna’s wife wasn’t there, he used to call the women to the storeroom and touch them while giving them fruits. He used to remove saree pins and sexually assault women,” she added.
Based on the complaint, police have registered a case under pertinent sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (outraging modesty of a woman). The FIR has been transferred to the SIT formed to probe the allegations against Prajwal Revanna.
Five things to know about Prajwal Revanna
- Prajwal Revanna, 34, is a sitting JDS MP from Hassan, and in this Lok Sabha election, he contested from the same Parliament seat again with a JDS-BJP ticket. He is the grandson of former prime minister HD Devegowda and the son of HD Revanna.
- According to Prajwal Revanna’s affidavit, in 2024 he owns assets worth ₹40 crore and does not own a car or any residential building.
- He won as an MP for the first time in 2019 and was one of the youngest MPs in the state at that time. He finished his B.E. from Bangalore Institute of Technology and went to Australia to do his masters. He discontinued the course and returned to India in 2014.
- Prajwal was also accused of filing an incorrect and false affidavit during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Karnataka High Court even issued summons against him in the case in 2019.
- Prajwal’s affidavit also revealed that he owns a pistol worth ₹1.04 lakh and rifle worth ₹2.68 lakh
