Prajwal Revanna News LIVE Updates: Hasan MP sent to SIT custody for six days

Prajwal Revanna News Live: Special Public Prosecutor Ashok Naik argued on behalf of SIT and sought 14 days of police custody.

Prajwal’s advocate Arun G said there were no rape charges in the initial FIR filed against his client until May 5 and police custody is not recommended.

Naik objected to this and said there were several pieces of evidence against Prajwal and demanded police custody.

Prajwal Revanna News Live: Hasan MP's advocate, met him earlier.

"I went to speak to him. He has told to the media that he has come forward to cooperate with the investigation. So he has requested that there be no media trial. Let there be no negative campaign unnecessarily," advocate G Arun said.

"Prajwal said -- I have come forward, the whole purpose of me coming to Bengaluru or before SIT is that I have to stand by my words. I have come forward. I will give the fullest cooperation -- these are his words," he added.

Prajwal Revanna News Live: In the first case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Town police station in Hassan on April 28, Prajwal is accused of sexually harassing a 47-year-old former maid. He is listed as accused number two, while his father and Holenarasipura MLA, H D Revanna, is the primary accused.

Prajwal has been so far booked in three cases of sexual assault. There are also charges of rape against him. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has served a show-cause notice to Prajwal, asking him why his diplomatic passport should not be cancelled as sought by the Karnataka government in view of allegations of sexual abuse against him. Deve Gowda had recently issued a 'stern warning' to Prajwal, asking him to return to the country and face probe into the sexual abuse allegations, while asserting there will be no interference from him or other family members into the enquiry.

Prajwal Revanna News Live: Prajwal Revanna, the suspended JD(S) MP facing sexual abuse allegations, was arrested on Friday upon his return from Germany, a month after he left the country in the wake of explicit videos of his alleged actions doing the rounds in Karnataka's Hassan.

A special court in the city remanded him to police custody till June 6.

Prajwal Revanna News Live: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, facing allegations of sexually abusing several women, was arrested after completing due process, and further legal procedures will follow, reported news agency PTI.

"Prajwal Revanna landed around 12.40 am -12:50 am from Germany's Munich. As there was an arrest warrant against him, SIT accordingly arrested him and took him into custody and further legal procedures they will follow today. I'm yet to discuss with our officials," Parameshwara said.

Prajwal Revanna News Live: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) approached the Karnataka High Court requesting the cancellation of bail granted to Prajwal's father and Holenarasipura JD(S) MLA H D Revanna in a kidnapping case.

A single bench led by Justice Krishna Dixit postponed the proceedings until Monday.

H D Revanna was granted bail by the sessions court. The case involves the alleged kidnapping of a woman from KR Nagar, with Revanna being accused and currently out on bail.

Prajwal Revanna News Live: Hasan MP's lawyer, Arun G, said that his client was not initially charged with rape in the FIR filed until May 5, and therefore, police custody is not required.

Prajwal Revanna News Live: The Special Court of People's Representatives in Bengaluru on Friday granted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) six-day custody of suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in connection with the alleged obscene video case.

Revanna was produced before Justice KN Shivakumar of the Special Court of People's Representatives in Bengaluru earlier today as the SIT sought 14-day custody of Revanna.

The court has sent Hassan MP and the accused in sexual harassment case to SIT custody for the next six days. The officials will investigate him till June 6.

Meanwhile, Prajwal's lawyers will be allowed to meet their client for an hour every morning.

The special investigation team (SIT) has sought for the two-week custody of Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna who was arrested on early hours of Friday. The court hearing is still going on and the accused has already filed for an anticipatory bail petition.

The special investigation team (SIT) is reportedly probing into the videos that were circulated online. The officers are checking how the videos were recorded, said multiple reports.

The SIT is likely to request the court to hand over Prajwal to their custody for 10-days. The Hasan MP was arrested by the SIT on Thursday night at Bengaluru Airport.

Prajawal Revanna who was brought to the CID office in Bengaluru after he landed at Kempegowda International Airport is likely to face a probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) over allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following a complaint by a woman who worked in his household.

Former Karnataka CM and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai said that the law will take its own course in Prajwal Revanna case.

Speaking to reporters, Prajwal Revanna said, “The law will take its course, the SIT probe should be fair and focus on providing justice to the victims. There are many dimensions to this case. We will wait and see what happens.”

Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on the petition filed by Prajwal Revanna's father and MLA HD Revanna for quashing of an FIR related to a kidnapping case until June 3.

The case is registered in KR Nagara police station against HD Revanna and others for the alleged abduction of a victim of sexual assault by Prajwal Revanna.

After through medical check-ups, Prajwal Revanna, the accused in sexual harassment case was produced before the magistrate in Bengaluru.

Prajwal Revanna who was arrested for the allegations of sexually abusing several women, was taken to hospital for medical examination under tight security on Friday, police said. Escorted by female police officials, he was taken to Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital here.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the allegations against Prajwal arrested him as soon as he landed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru in the wee hours of Friday.

Prajwal Revanna was arrested this morning by a team of women officers and it is said to be a conscious call amid rape allegations on the accused.

"It was a conscious call to send all women officers to arrest Prajwal, sending home a message that the JD(S) leader exploited his seat and power as an MP with women. The same women have authority to arrest him through all legal proceedings," a source in the SIT said.

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara assured his full protection to the victims in Prajwal Revanna case. Asked if the government will appeal to more victims to come forward, now that Prajwal has been arrested, Parameshwara said, "We have already said, those who have faced trouble from him to come forward and give complaints to SIT and police, and we will provide them all kind of protection. We will have to wait and see further developments."

To a question about reports that Prajwal had destroyed evidence in his phone and is claiming that he has lost the phone, the minister said that he was not aware of it and hadn't heard from SIT on the same.

Former Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao said that SIT's call to arrest fugitive Prajwal Revanna with an all-women team is a strong message.

In an X post, Bhaskar Rao said, “The fugitive MP was escorted out of the Bengaluru Airport by a all women police team , a decision of SIT was a strong positive sign that strong women police force of Karnataka will not only deal with the perpetrator but send a strong message to the hundreds of women whose modesty was outraged and create confidence for them to come forth… Good SIT Chief”

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said that the law will takes its own course in Prajwal Revanna case. He also said that he is yet to meet the SIT officials.

"Prajwal Revanna landed around 12.40 am -12:50 am from Germany's Munich. As there was an arrest warrant against him, SIT accordingly arrested him and took him into custody and further legal procedures they will follow today. I'm yet to discuss with our officials," Parameshwara said.

Speaking to reporters here, he said, "As of now, the only information is that he (Prajwal) has come. He has been arrested and according to law, what action should be taken, like -- medical examination, presenting him before the judiciary. All those procedures will follow, including questioning him

The special investigation team (SIT) that is probing into the Prajwal Revanna case issued a notice to Prajwal's mother Bhavani Revanna for questioning on June 1. Her anticipatory bail will come for hearing today.

In his first response after coming to India, Prajwal Revanna said that he is ready to face the law. Prajwal's lawyer Arun spoke to reporters on Friday after meeting him in the custody and said, “Prajwal told me that he is back to India as he needs to stand by his words. He is ready to face the law. He also request the press not to do a media trial as the allegations are yet to be proven.”

The SIT, formed by the Congress-led Karnataka government to probe into hundreds of sexually explicit videos allegedly featuring Prajwal Revanna, is planning to subject the politician to a potency test, reported PTI.

The investigation into the sexual harassment cases is likely to begin after Prajwal Revanna is produced before the magistrate. The belongings of Prajwal have already been seized and he will be enquired on his Germany stay and people he contacted during the trip.