Prajwal Revanna ’sex video’ case: Hassan MP calls videos ‘morphed’; FIR lodged, JD(S) welcomes SIT probe. 10 points

Police in Karnataka's Hassan district has booked Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna in a sexual harassment case following complaints by his former house help. Revanna is the grandson of former Prime Minister of India, HD Deve Gowda. 

The case has been registered in Holenarasipur police station against Revanna and his father, HD Revanna, under sections 354A, 354D, 506, and 509 of the IPC on charges of sexual harassment, intimidation, and outraging the dignity of a woman.

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Here are the 10 updates on Prajwal Revanna's sex scandal case

• Recently, obscene video clips circulated in Karnataka's Hassan district. Following this, Dr Nagalakshmi Chowdhary, Chairperson of the Women's Commission asked the Karnataka Chief Minister to conduct an SIT probe.
• Besides, a case of sexual harassment has been registered in Holenarasipur police station against Prajwal Revanna and his father HD Revanna on a complaint by their cook. The case has been registered under sections 354 A, 354 D, 506, and 509 of the IPC.

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• As per the complaint, the victim has claimed that both HD Revanna and Prajwal Revanna sexually assaulted her. The complainant further claimed that when Revanna's wife was not home, he touched her inappropriately and used to sexually assault her. The complainant also claimed that Prajwal Revanna behaved rudely towards her and also misbehaved with her daughter over a video call.
• Prajwal Revanna is said to have left the country for Germany.

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• On Sunday, CM Siddaramaiah formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged ‘sex scandal’ involving Prajwal Revanna.
• The Janata Dal (Secular) has welcomed the SIT probe against Revanna. JD(S) core committee chairman and senior leader GT Devegowda said, "I don't blame the government for announcing the SIT investigation. We will sit and decide what action needs to be taken over the issue of Prajwal Revanna. For now, I will just say that I welcome the SIT investigation".
• The three-member SIT will be headed by IPS officer Vijay Kumar Singh. DG CID Suman D Pennekar and IPS officer Seema Latkar will be members of the team.

Prajwal Revanna 'flees country' amid 'sex video' row: What we know about case

• Revanna’s election agent filed a complaint that morphed videos of Hassan MP were being circulated online.
• Members of the women’s wing of the Congress on Sunday raised a slogan against the 33-year-old MP and burnt his posters.
• Prajwal Revanna is eyeing a second term and is contesting against Congress candidate Shreyas M Patel, the grandson of G Puttaswamy Gowda. He was the NDA candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls on April 26.