Prajwal Revanna sex abuse case: JDS MP says he is not in Bengaluru, seeks 7 days’ time to appear before SIT

BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) MP and its Hassan candidate Prajwal Revanna, booked in connection with an alleged sexual abuse case allegedly involving several women on Wednesday stated that he is not in Bengaluru and would need seven days’ time to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

“As I am not in Bangalore to attend the enquiry, I have communicated to C.I.D Bangalore through my Advocate. Truth will prevail soon,” Prajwal said in a post on X.

The Karnataka government had formed an SIT to investigate videos, which allegedly involves Prajwal Revanna, and are purportedly showing “rape”. The SIT is inquiring into the huge cache of about 3,000 explicit videos and photos allegedly pertaining to him, which have gone viral on social media.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday had ordered the probe following a letter from the State Commission for Women (SCW), which said that “influential politicians sought sexual favours” from women besides “raping some of them”. 

Siddaramaiah also wrote  to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Central government to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal Revanna, and take measures to ensure the return of the “absconding” MP by making use of diplomatic and police channels.

The MP is said to have left left the country as soon as the election in his constituency ended. 

Prajwal is the grandson of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and the son of former minister and JD(S) leader H D Revanna, who is also one of the accused in the case. He contested as the BJP-JD(S) candidate against Congress’s Shreyas M Patel from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency on April 26.