Grip tightens as third rape case filed against Prajwal Revanna

Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the allegations of mass sexual abuse against MP Prajwal Revanna has officially filed a third rape case against him. This latest development stems from a complaint lodged by a woman who had been employed as a maid for the Revanna family.

The fresh FIR against Prajwal Revanna was registered on May 8 in Bengaluru, based on testimony of the woman featured in one of the leaked videos. She recorded her statement before a Magistrate in Bengaluru on Thursday, under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC).

Sections invoked

Acting on her complaint, the Police have registered an FIR against Prajwal Revanna, booking him for rape. He has now been booked under Sections 376 (2) (k) for being in a position of control or dominance over a woman, committing rape on such woman, 376 (2) (n) for committing rape repeatedly on the same woman, 354 (A), 354 (B), and 354 (C) for outraging the modesty of the woman and recording and disseminates images, videos of women engaging in a private act and 506 for criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code.

If convicted in the case, Prajwal will be sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for not less than 10 years but may extend to life imprisonment.

According to the SIT, the complainant, who is in her 60s, was rescued from a farmhouse in Kalenahalli village of Mysuru district on May 4.

The SIT alleges that she was abducted at the behest of Prajwal Revanna’s father, JD(S) MLA H.D. Revanna.

This marks the third instance where Prajwal Revanna has been implicated in such allegations. The first case was filed against Prajwal Revanna and his father for alleged sexual harassment at the Holenarasipura Police Station in Hassan district on Apr. 28, based on a complaint by a woman who worked in their household.

Subsequently, on May 2, a second FIR was registered against H.D. Revanna and his associate Sathish Babanna in Mysuru, for allegedly abducting the same woman.

This latest development underscores the gravity of the situation and the ongoing investigations surrounding Prajwal Revanna’s involvement in multiple sexual abuse cases, further deepening the legal ramifications for him and his family.