Chargesheet filed against Prajwal Revannas

Bengaluru, August 24

The Special Investigation Team of the Criminal Investigation Department has filed a chargesheet against ex-MP Prajwal Revanna for rape and his father and MLA HD Revanna for sexual harassment.

The SIT, which is probing four cases against Prajwal, said the over 2,000-page chargesheet comprises the statements of about 150 witnesses. The chargesheet, submitted in a special court for public representatives, pertains to a case involving alleged sexual assault on a domestic help.

The chargesheet contains spot inspection, biological, physical, scientific, mobile, digital and other relevant evidences which were gathered. Further, expert opinion was taken before filing the chargesheet, the SIT said.

While MLA Revanna has been charged with Sections 354 and 354 (A) of the IPC, Prajwal has been booked under Sections 376, 376 (2)(K), 354, 354(A) and 354(B) of the IPC.

The first complaint against the duo was registered based on a complaint by the domestic help at their residence. The victim, also a relative of MLA’s wife Bhavani, alleged that she was sexually harassed multiple times. Explicit videos emerged on social media showing many women being sexually assaulted, allegedly by Prajwal.