Prajwal Revanna files for anticipatory bail in sexual assault case at Bengaluru sessions court

Just days before Prajwal Revanna was expected to return, the suspended JD(S) MP on Wednesday filed an anticipatory bail application in the sexual assault case at the Bengaluru sessions court.

The 33-year-old grandson of JDS s supremo H D Deve Gowda is expected to land in Bengaluru in the small hours of May 31, reported PTI quoting its sources. The SIT is maintaining vigil at the Kempegowda international airport to arrest him as soon as he lands.

The MP, who is seeking re-election as the NDA candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha segment, fled to a foreign country as soon as the news broke out that the Karnataka State Commission for Women requested Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to order an investigation into the huge cache of explicit videos showing several women being sexually assaulted allegedly by him.


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So far two cases of sexual assault have been registered against Prajwal. Two days ago, the Hassan MP released a video message in which he promised to appear before the SIT on May 31 and cooperate with the inquiry. The MP has twice cancelled the flight ticket from Germany in the past, the sources added.

The statement comes two days after Prajwal released a video statement promising that he would appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the cases against him, on May 31.

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Prajwal, is facing charges of sexually abusing women. He reportedly left for Germany on April 27, a day after Hassan went to polls, and is still at large.

A 'Blue Corner Notice' seeking information on his whereabouts has already been issued by Interpol, following a request by the SIT via the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A Special Court for Elected Representatives issued an arrest warrant on May 18 against Prajwal Revanna, following an application moved by the SIT.

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The cases of sexual abuse came to light after several pen drives allegedly containing explicit videos involving Prajwal were reportedly circulated in Hassan, ahead of Lok Sabha polls there on April 26. To a query regarding the case in which money to the tune of crores was embezzled at a state-run corporation under Scheduled Tribes Welfare department, and an official committed suicide in connection with the case, the Home Minister said CID probe is on.

(with agency inputs)