Prajwal Revanna's brother arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting JD(S) employee

Lina Portman2 weeks ago

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The Karnataka police have arrested Suraj Revanna, the brother of former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna, for allegedly sexually assaulting a party worker who had asked him for work.

The complainant alleged that Suraj sexually assaulted him at his farmhouse on June 16, promising to help him grow politically in return.

Based on these allegations, a case was registered against Suraj under sections 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Details of alleged assault emerge

Suraj refuted the charges, saying the man filed a false sexual assault report against him after he refused to pay ₹5 crore.

Revanna and her associate Shivakumar have also filed a blackmail complaint. They alleged that the man started blackmailing them after they failed to get the job.

Shivakumar claimed the man befriended him and asked him to help him find a job. So he gave her Suraj's number and told her to contact the politician.

Accused MLC denies allegations, says it is blackmail

On June 16, the worker went to Suraj's home, where Suraj allegedly sexually assaulted him. He alleged that Suraj forcefully kissed him and bit his lips and cheeks.

“He put his hands on my shoulder and moved his hands everywhere. Afterwards, what shouldn't have happened happened to me,” he said.

The complainant was taken to Bangalore on Saturday evening after he refused to undergo certain medical tests in Hassan.

His activity test was scheduled for Sunday at Bowring Hospital.

Complainant undergoes medical examinations and MLC arrest details

Meanwhile, Hassan SP Sujeetha Mohammed on Saturday confirmed that senior officials were sent to the police station and it took four hours to arrest Suraj.

The arrest came days after his brother Prajwal was remanded to police custody till June 24 in a sexual assault case.

The scandal involving Prajwal came to light after thousands of USB drives containing explicit videos, allegedly filmed by him, were circulated across Karnataka ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Hassan.