Prajwal Revanna booked in fourth case for sexual harassment, ex-BJP MLA also among accused persons
The former Hassan MP was on Tuesday remanded to the custody of a Special Investigation Team for four days in connection with the latest FIR against him.
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A Special Investigation Team of the Karnataka Police on Tuesday registered another case of sexual harassment against suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, reported The Indian Express.
This is the fourth such case registered against Revanna since April 28.
While three women have filed cases of sexual assault against the former MP from Hassan, the fourth case has been registered under sections of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to sexual harassment, stalking and criminal intimdation.
Revanna has also been booked for allegedly surreptitiously recording and distributing images of the complainant, under a section of the Information Technology Act.
Three others have also been named in the first information report, including Preetham Gowda, a former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Hassan, reported The Indian Express. The three persons are said to have distributed images that Revanna had allegedly recorded while sexually harassing the complainant over a video call.
The woman’s complaint to the police said that the distribution of the images had brought undue attention to her family in Hassan.
On Tuesday, a Bengaluru court remanded Revanna to the custody of the Special Investigation Team for four days in connection with the fourth case, reported Bar and Bench.
The first sexual assault case was registered against Revanna on April 28 and also named his father, former state minister HD Revanna, as an accused...
