Bengaluru, May 5: In a major development, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sex video scandal involving JD-S MP Prajwal Revann on Saturday arrested his father and JD-S MLA H.D. Revanna following the rejection of his anticipatory bail plea in a victim kidnapping case by the People’s Representative Court in Bengaluru.
H.D. Revanna was taken into custody from the residence of his father and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in Bengaluru’s Padmanabhanagar locality.
First, he was taken to the SIT office on the premises of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). After preliminary questioning, the former JD-S minister was taken to the Bowring Hospital for a medical check-up.
Sources said he will be produced before the magistrate at the latter's residence later.
Commenting on the development, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told mediapersons that he won’t interfere in the matter.
“Action should be initiated as per the law,” he said.
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said, “We will not interfere in anything related to this matter. Let them get protection from the court under the law."
Shivakumar also said that let the proceedings follow the manner suggested by former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy.
Quoting a Kannada proverb, Kumaraswamy had said that those who commit crime must be punished.
The SIT officers reached the former PM’s residence soon after the court turned down his anticipatory bail plea in a case related to the kidnapping of a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by his son Prajwal Revanna, the sources said.
Earlier on Saturday, the SIT traced the kidnapped woman to the farmhouse of Rajashekar, the personal assistant (PA) to H.D. Revanna, at Kalenahalli village in Mysuru district.
In the court, Special Public Prosecutor B.N. Jagadish submitted that the case is about saving the life of a poor woman.
Jagadish argued that H.D. Revanna did not turn up before the authorities even after being served three notices.
Senior counsel Muthy D. Naik, appearing for H.D. Revanna, argued that the only allegation against his client is a statement that he had called the victim to his residence.
Barring this, there is nothing to prove the role of H.D. Revanna in this case, he argued, adding that the statement was made by an accused in the case, with whom his client has no connections.
He also claimed that the SIT has deliberately added IPC Section 364A, which attracts life imprisonment and capital punishment, to ensure that his client’s bail plea is rejected.
The other IPC Sections invoked in the case — 363 and 365 — attract imprisonment of less than seven years. Therefore, to prove the innocence of H.D. Revanna, he should be granted bail, Naik submitted.
Meanwhile, the woman, who had gone missing on April 29, was found locked up in the farmhouse when the SIT officers reached there following a tip-off.
Sources said Rajashekar is absconding ever since the SIT traced the missing woman to his farmhouse.
The woman is being brought to Bengaluru where her statement will be recorded.
On Friday, Karnataka Police registered an FIR against H.D. Revanna in connection with the kidnapping of the woman, believed to be one of the victims of the sex video scandal involving his son Prajwal Revanna.
The woman’s son had registered a kidnap case naming H.D. Revanna as the prime accused in the case.
His relative Satish Babu was named as the second accused in the FIR, whom the police arrested from Mysuru district on Friday.
The woman’s son alleged that his mother went missing after the surfacing of a purported sex video in which Prajwal Revanna could be seen sexually assaulting her.
He also alleged that his mother was locked up in an undisclosed location, as he pleaded with the police to initiate legal action against H.D. Revanna and Satish Babu.
Prajwal Revanna, the sitting JD-S MP from Hassan, has reportedly fled from the country.
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1st say is it true or false , what minister has told,....to go on protest, you guys are jobless, you earn by such issues, go ahead
these are foul game by rss people i know most of the rss prople eat beef here in dubai
These RSS BJP ignorant must know that both Ram and Krishna are not only non-vegetarians but BEEF EATERS TOO. See for authenticity - BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD, Chapter VI, Brahmana 4-(Slokas)17,18 & 19 - \In case one wishes to have a son -learned, famed, excellent speaker, know all VEDAS and to attain full length of life, - they two (Man & Woman) should have(eat) rice boiled with BEEF or VEAL meat prepared with ghee\".
Why Rama's father Dashrath and Krishna's father Vasudeva were not aware of this sacred scriptures and instructions? For sure they knew and implemented it fully to beget Maryada purush RAM & KRISHNA.
The above dish is exactly implemented by MUSLIMS wholeheartedly in the form of BEEF BIRYANI, no wonder DK Muslims has all the qualities of a MAN as explained by the above Upansihad.
Wake up Hindu Brothers, Read your own scriptures and fear God!!"
Rightly said
Hindu scriptures give permission to have non-vegetarian food
It is mentioned in Manu Smruti, the law book of Hindus, in chapter 5 verse 30
“The eater who eats the flesh of those to be eaten does nothing bad,
even if he does it day after day, for God himself created some to be eaten
and some to be eater.”
c. Again next verse of Manu Smruti, that is, chapter 5 verse 31 says
“Eating meat is right for the sacrifice, this is traditionally known as a rule of
the gods.”
d. Further in Manu Smruti chapter 5 verse 39 and 40 says “God himself created sacrificial animals for sacrifice, … , therefore killing in a sacrifice is not killing.”
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