The National Commission for Women has made an unexpected statement in the ongoing sexual harassment case against Karnataka MP Prajwal Revanna, stating that no victim has come forward to register a complaint against the accused
The commission on Thursday stated that a woman complainant who reached out to it alleged that she was forced to file a fake complaint against the JDS leader.
Reportedly, the woman has also sought protection for her family and complained that she has been receiving threats from multiple phone numbers.
“One woman approached the NCW to file a complaint against three people who were dressed in civilian clothes, and she claimed that they had introduced themselves as Karnataka police. She also complained that she received many calls from unknown numbers asking her to file a complaint against the accused. It has come to the light that the woman was forced by a group of individuals to the complaint under harassment charges,” stated NCW.
Based on a complaint from a woman employed in their household, the Karnataka police had registered a case of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation against Prajwal Revanna and his father, JD(S) MLA and former minister HD Revanna.
NCW has also dismissed reports about 700 women filing complaints to the commission against Prajwal Revanna.
In an X post, the official handle of NCW wrote, ”NCW would like to state that 700 women have not made any complaints to NCW regarding the Prajwal Revanna case. Some media channels are falsely reporting this.”
Prajwal is the BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate for the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, where polling was held on April 26.
Prajwal Revanna, who fled the country, is yet to return to India, and the special investigation team (SIT), which is probing his case, has already arrested his father and JDS MLA HD Revanna under sexual abuse and kidnap charges.
