Two booked for allegedly blackmailing Prajwal Revanna’s brother by threatening sexual abuse case

The Karnataka Police on Friday registered a first information report against a Janata Dal (Secular) worker and one of his family members for allegedly trying to extort money from party MLC and former MP Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj Revanna, PTI reported.

Prajwal Revanna, the former MP from the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, is currently in judicial custody on charges of rape of multiple women.

The FIR on Friday was filed on a complaint by Suraj Revanna’s close aide, Shivakumar, against party worker Chetan KS and his brother-in-law. Shivakumar alleged that Chetan was blackmailing Suraj Revanna, threatening to file a false case of sexual assault against him.

On the same day, Chethan filed a complaint against Suraj Revanna for alleged sexual assault, PTI reported.

In the complaint against Chetan and his brother-in-law, Shivakumar alleged that the two men befriended him and requested his assistance in securing a job, India Today reported. In response, Shivakumar agreed to introduce Chethan to Suraj Revanna.

Chetan was working for the “Suraj Revanna Brigade”, PTI reported.

According to the first information report, Chethan told Shivakumar on June 17 that he had visited Suraj Revanna’s farmhouse a day earlier seeking a job but was turned down, India Today reported.

He then allegedly threatened to defame Suraj Revanna and his family by filing a police complaint alleging sexual...

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