Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing into the case of sex scandal allegedly involving former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against former Hassan MLA and State BJP General Secretary Preetham Gowda.

He has been booked on charges of circulating the pen drive containing explicit videos of Prajwal, based on which a fourth case of sexual assault has been booked against the latter. Following the FIR, Preetham is apprehensive, with Police likely to arrest him in the high-profile case.

It may be mentioned that the SIT has already arrested Sharat and Kiran, close aides of Preetham, based on a complaint filed by the survivor of sexual assault. Meanwhile, SIT has got the custody of Prajwal till June 29, over another case of sexual assault.