Prajwal Revanna Breaks Down, Weeps In Bengaluru Court After Conviction In Rape Case
Suspended JDS leader Prajwal Revanna was convicted in a rape and sexual abuse case by a Special Court in Bengaluru.
Suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna broke down and was seen weeping in court after he was convicted in a rape and sexual abuse case. The verdict was pronounced by a Special Court for People's Representatives in Bengaluru, while the quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Saturday.
Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, appeared visibly shaken and was seen crying as Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat passed the order, news agency ANI reported.
In April this year, the court had framed charges against Revanna for offences under several provisions of the IPC, including rape of a woman by a person who is in a dominant position or a position of control, repeatedly raping a woman, outraging modesty, assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe, voyeurism, criminal intimidation, causing the disappearance of evidence of a crime, Bar and Bench reported.
What's The Case Against Revanna?
Revanna is the prime accused in four criminal cases filed last year, after over 2,000 obscene video clips, allegedly depicting the sexual abuse of multiple women, surfaced on social media.
The first complaint against him was lodged in April 2024 by a 48-year-old woman who had worked as a domestic help at his family's farmhouse in Hassan.
She also alleged that Revanna filmed his actions and had threatened to release videos of the abuse if she revealed the incidents to anyone. She eventually left her job and remained silent until news of the leak of those videos surfaced.
As he faced criticism, he fled to Germany soon after the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in Karnataka. He was arrested as he returned to India on May 31 last year. He has been in jail since then.
In June 2024, the Karnataka Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was probing sexual assault and harassment allegations against him, filed a fourth case against him.
(With inputs from agencies)
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