Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting JD(S) worker
A close aide of Suraj Revanna had filed a complaint against the party worker, alleging that he had threatened to implicate the JD(S) leader in a false case.
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The Karnataka Police has arrested Janata Dal (Secular) MLC Suraj Revanna, who is the brother of Prajwal Revanna, for allegedly sexually assaulting a party worker, reported The Indian Express on Sunday.
Prajwal Revanna, the former MP from the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, is currently in judicial custody on charges of having raped several women. He was suspended from the Janata Dal (Secular) on April 30.
Suraj Revanna’s arrest came a day after he was booked on a complaint of sexual assault by 27-year-old Chethan KS, who works with the party’s youth wing.
The police had on Saturday filed a first information report in the case under provisions of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to unnatural sex (section 377), criminal intimidation (section 506), wrongful confinement (section 342) and common intention (section 34).
Chethan’s complaint to the police had claimed that Suraj Revanna sexually assaulted him on June 16 at a farmhouse in Hassan district’s Gannikada, India Today reported. Subsequently, he claimed, Suraj Revanna’s associates attempted to offer him money to keep mum about the incident.
The complaint also alleged that Suraj Revanna had threatened to kill Chethan’s family, reported The Indian Express.
Suraj Revanna has denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated.
On the other hand, Chethan has also been booked on a complaint of extortion by Shivakumar, a close aide of Suraj Revanna. Shivakumar’s complaint alleged that...
