Man critically injured in bear attack in Pampore; Wildlife Dept launches search op
PAMPORE: A 45-year-old man, identified as Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, son of Ghulam Hassan, resident of Konibal Pampore, was critically injured in a terrifying encounter with a bear early Wednesday morning. The incident occurred while Nazir was tending to his sheep in the Saffron Karewas of Konibal village, as reported by local residents to Kashmir Reader. []
Sex assault cases: Jagadeesha resigns as SPP
BENGALURU: In a major setback to the state government, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) BN Jagadeesha, defending the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the alleged sexual assault cases involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, resigned on Wednesday. Confirming his resignation to the head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), under which the SIT is constituted, sources said the resignation came after two senior counsel were appointed as additional SPPs by the state government to defend the prosecution before the trial court and sessions court dealing with the cases involving sexual assault. The government on Wednesday appointed senior advocates Ashok N Naik and Jayna Kothari as additional SPPs. The two appointments were an attempt by the state government to replace Jagadeesha for its own reasons, the sources said. However, sensing the wrong message which will give if replacement is made suddenly without any valid reasons, the state government withdrew the notification issued for replacement before it was sent out and on Wednesday issued a fresh notification appointing the two senior counsel as additional SPPs. Even on Wednesday, Jagadeesha, who is also the Additional State Public Prosecutor, appeared on behalf of SIT before the special court which was hearing the bail petition of Revanna and also before the magistrate court which remanded the MLA to judicial custody. Jagadeesha was appointed SPP on May 30. Since day one, he was doing his best but it is very unfortunate to hear his resignation, an advocate said.
No relief, HD Revanna sent to Bengaluru central prison
BENGALURU: Holenarasipur JDS MLA HD Revanna has been remanded in judicial custody till May 14 in connection with a kidnapping case registered against him by KR Nagar police in Mysuru district. The 66-year-old MLA was sent to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in the city on Wednesday evening. His UTP (undertrial prisoner) No. is 4567 and he has been put in a quarantine cell.Revannas bail petition before the Special Court for Elected Representatives has been posted for hearing on Thursday. A large number of people gathered on the court premises to see the MLA. While stepping out of the court hall, Revannais said to have wept. He was shifted from the court around 4 pm under tight security. Five inspectors, some junior officers and police personnel attached to the Electronics City Subdivision were deployed on the prison premises. Entry to the prison premises was restricted and even journalists were not allowed. A court official accompanied the police team to hand over the documents of the MLAs judicial custody to the officer in-charge of the prison. SIT officers produced Revanna before the 17th ACMM court on Wednesday after his custody ended. Judge Ravindrakumar B Kattimani remanded the MLA in judicial custody for seven days. Senior lawyer CV Nagesh represented the MLA. Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara in Bengaluru on Wednesday | vinod kumar t State government appoints two more SPPs A complaint against the MLA and his relative, accusing them of kidnapping a victim of the Hassan sex scandal, was filed by her son on May 2 at KR Nagar police station. Revanna was arrested on Saturday evening from his sisters house at Padmanabhanagar in Bengaluru. He was produced before the jurisdictional court on Sunday. The judge had remanded the MLA in police custody till Wednesday. Meanwhile, the state government has appointed senior advocates Ashok Nayak and Jayna Kothari as additional special public prosecutors (SPPs) to strengthen its legal team to conduct the cases against Revanna and Prajwal effectively. In a new development, two women government employees, who have been reportedly sexually abused by Prajwal, have given their statements to SIT. Videos of these two employees had reportedly gone viral. It is said that these employees had approached Prajwal, seeking his help to get their requests for transfer cleared. The MP has been accused of making video calls to these employees and sexually abusing them. Another victim is said to have appeared before the SIT on Wednesday. Six victims have given their statements so far. No need for CBI probe Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara told reporters that a speedy investigation is not possible until Prajwals arrest. The SIT has sought CBIs assistance and Blue Colour Notice has been issued against Prajwal. There is no need to hand over the case to the CBI as sought by JDS leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. SIT officials are probing the cases against Revanna and Prajwal efficiently, he said.
JDS holds padayatra in Mysuru, wants DKS dropped
MYSURU: A day after JDS leaders sought a judicial probe into the alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, party leaders led by MLA GT Devegowda took out a padayatra on Wednesday, demanding an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). They also demanded that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar be dropped from the Cabinet. JDS leaders, including former MLA SR Mahesh, MLA GD Harish Gowda, MLC CN Manjegowda, former MLAs K Mahadevu and Ashwin Kumar, former MLC KT Srikante Gowda, JDS district president Narasimhaswamy, and party workers, took out a padayatra from Old Milk Dairy Circle on Bannur Road to the Deputy Commissions Office. JDS workers, holding placards, shouted slogans against Shivakumar and demanded a CBI probe, expressing distrust over the investigation conducted by the SIT constituted by the State Government. Devegowda alleged that a large number of pen drives were purchased from a private company in Chennai for Rs 3 crore, and the obscene videos were copied to the pen drives in a laboratory in Malaysia before they were distributed to the public. The photos and videos of Prajwal Revannas driver, Karthik, with Congress Hassan candidate Shreyas Patel have been shown in the media. There is information that Karthik campaigned for Patel in the Lok Sabha elections. As SIT cannot conduct a proper investigation, and the team cannot visit Malaysia or Chennai for investigation, we demand the case be handed over to the CBI, the MLA said. Meanwhile, former MLA SR Mahesh said that few SIT officials are investigating the case based on the directives from Congress leaders. There cannot be a proper probe into the case. We want the SIT to investigate to know who had downloaded the videos to pen drives and who had distributed them. As there was no arrest of any person in this regard, we doubt the investigation. So, we demand a CBI probe. A few Congress leaders have conspired to finish off the JDS, he said.
Araga alleges discrepancies in Prajwal probe
SHIVAMOGGA: Pointing at alleged discrepancies in the investigation on the pen drive leak case involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, former health minister Araga Jnanendra demanded that the case be transferred to the CBI. Talking to the media here on Wednesday, Araga said there are a good number of officers in the SIT, but they are not given a free hand in the investigation. The authorities are working under pressure from both the CM and the DCM. This was an old issue, which existed during the coalition of the JDS and Congress, and then both Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar were aware of it as well. But now, at the time of the general election, and to damage the (BJP-JDS) alliances prospects, the Congress has released the pen drive, he said. Even those who shared details of the pen drive should be held responsible. Both PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have stated that the culprit has to be punished. This is a conspiracy against former PM HD Deve Gowda to corner him in politics, said Araga. Accusing both the CM and the DCM of being behind this issue, Araga said the actual culprits are being protected and there were rumours that these pen drives were prepared in Malaysia, he alleged. Responding to a question on advocate Devaraja Gowda informing the state BJP president about it through a letter, Araga said he was not aware of the matter. But he questioned what made the Congress leaders rake up the issue at the last minute of the elections, when they were aware of it four years ago? He also expressed doubt whether the issue of leadership in the Vokkaliga community was also playing a key role behind the issue. Further, he demanded stringent action against those involved, despite their influence. MP BY Raghavendra was present.
Sudhakaran returns as Kerala Congress chief, questions some decision's by Hassan
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Making it clear that internal feuds in the Congress were here to stay, K Sudhakaran , upon his return as KPCC president on Wednesday, questioned some of the decisions taken by interim president M M Hassan and said they need to be examined. I reached the office just now. Let me see what decisions were taken by Hassan. However, certain decisions he took in my absence, including reinstating suspended KPCC secretary M A Latheef, need to be examined, Sudhakaran told reporters after taking charge at Indira Bhavan. On Hassans absence on Wednesday, Sudhakaran said, I dont know why Hassan did not come. He should have been here. Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan, who is in Paravoor on vocal rest, also did not attend Wednesdays function. Before taking charge, Sudhakaran called on CWC leader A K Antony, who had played a crucial role in ensuring his return. On Tuesday, Hassan, in his capacity as interim president, was scheduled to address the media on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayans controversial foreign jaunt. However, by then, news of the Congress High Command green-lighting Sudhakarans return to the partys helm broke, prompting Hassan to cancel his press meet at the eleventh hour. Meanwhile, a senior party leader told TNIE that Hassan was bound to be present at Indira Bhavan when Sudhakaran assumed office on Wednesday. Hassan was unavailable for comments. Sudhakaran was welcomed to Indira Bhavan by party workers shouting slogans, and assumed office in the presence of a handful of senior leaders, including Peravoor MLA Sunny Joseph, KPCC vice-president N Sakthan and others. Hassans chair replaced Among Sudhakarans first order of business after re-assuming the KPCC president post was removing the chair used by Hassan and get another one. When asked about it, Sudhakaran told reporters he cannot be moved from his chair, but has no qualms about stepping down if the Congress High Command asks him to do so.
They describe sexual abuse episode of Hassan as the worlds largest sexual abuse
Karnataka Govt Rejects CBI Probe; H D Revanna Sent to Judicial Custody
Karnataka Govt Rejects CBI Probe; H D Revanna Sent to Judicial Custody Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Wednesday ruled out a CBI probe into the sexual abuse case against the JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is the NDA candidate from Hassan. This was after JD(S) second-in-command H D Kumaraswamy mounted an attack on the government expressing doubts over the manner the investigation was carried out. Alliance partners JD(S) and BJP demanded that the case, which is being investigated by the state government-constituted SIT, be handed over to the CBI. Kumaraswamy intensified his attack on the government even as his elder brother and Holenarasipura MLA H D Revanna, who is facing charges of kidnapping a woman, was remanded to judicial custody till May 14 by a Magisterial court here on Wednesday. Revanna, son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, was produced before the court after the completion of four days' police custody. Also, his bail petition before a sessions court has been posted for Thursday. Revanna was arrested in the alleged case of kidnapping a woman, based on a complaint by her son, who alleged that the MLA's son and MP Prajwal Revanna had sexually assaulted her. The woman was subsequently rescued, according to police. The alleged sexual abuse of several women by Prajwal has raised a political storm with the ruling Congress and BJP-JD(S) engaged in a slugfest. Alleged explicit videos involving Prajwal started making the rounds ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka on April 26. Prajwal reportedly left the country on April 27, a day after the polls. He has skipped summons issued by the SIT to appear before it. A blue corner notice has been issued by the Interpol to bring him back. JD(S) party workers staged a demonstration in some parts of Karnataka including Mandya, Ramanagara and Mysuru accusing D K Shivakumar and other Congress leaders of hatching conspiracy against the JD(S). They raised slogans, and burnt the effigy of the two Congress leaders. Kumaraswamy sought to know why the police did not act on a complaint against a man, who allegedly said that explicit videos of Prajwal and several women will be released. It is now in public domain that Naveen Gowda on April 21 night at 8 pm announced releasing explicit videos on WhatsApp in the next few seconds. I want to ask Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara. What is the role of SIT (Special Investigation Team)? he asked while talking to reporters here. Kumaraswamy also sought to know why the kidnapped woman has not been produced before a court yet. He said: Till now the SIT has not arrested Naveen Gowda. They have not even issued summons to him. Why are you suppressing all these things? Its been a fortnight since the videos were made public. Who is he and whom is he seen in photographs? On his nephew's whereabouts, Kumaraswamy said, If you ask me, what can I answer you? I dont know. When I am not in his contact. I am telling you very clearly. I dont have any relations with him. He has his own dealings.'' Parameshwara turned down the former chief ministers demand for a CBI probe. Kumaraswamy had raised over 100 questions. I cannot answer all of them. He had asked for the CBI probe, which we will not do. The SIT is competent. I have said that we will get a proper investigation done, the Home Minister said. According to Parameshwara, three people have been arrested so far in a case related to the kidnapping of the woman, including Revanna and his aide Satish Babanna. He declined to share the details of the third person saying that disclosing the name would affect the investigation. To a question whether there will be any investigation against those who leaked the videos, Parameshwara said, We do not wish to hide anything. The probe will also cover the circulation of the pen drive. Kumaraswamy has alleged that policemen have distributed it. Which police distributed it and where, are the aspects we have to look into. The SIT will decide whether to issue any notice to Kumaraswamy on his charges, Parameshwara explained. On not arresting Karthik Gowda, driver of Prajwal Revanna, who is believed to have had the pen drive containing explicit videos allegedly involving the MP and several women, Parameshwara said there should be clear evidence to arrest someone. In view of the JD(S) aggressive posture, the ruling Congress alleged that attempts were on to cover up the scandal by diverting public attention towards the release of explicit videos and those behind it. ''Several issues are being discussed in the state, but looking at the discussions I feel that somewhere we have forgotten the background. According to my knowledge the discussion that is going on is about the world's biggest sexual abuse case. I feel its importance has been forgotten,'' said minister Krishna Byre Gowda. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar accused Kumaraswamy of being behind the circulation of explicit videos allegedly linked to Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, and called him ''king of blackmailing'' and the ''lead, director, and producer of the story.''
Karnataka sex scandal: HD Revanna sent to judicial custody till May 14
Bengaluru: The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) in Bengaluru sent JD-S MLA H.D. Revanna to judicial custody till May 14 in connection with a case of kidnapping a victim of alleged sexual assault by his son and the partys sitting MP from Hassan, Prajwal Revanna. H.D. Revanna, the son of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
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'World's biggest sexual abuse case': Congress on charges against Prajwal Revanna
BENGALURU: JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna is facing allegations in the world's biggest sexual abuse case, the ruling Congress in Karnataka alleged on Wednesday and claimed that attempts are on to cover up the scandal by diverting attention towards the release of explicit videos and those behind it. The claims were made by four ministers of the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's cabinet at the Congress party office here to defend the government and its leadership following allegations from JD(S) second-in-command H D Kumaraswamy and BJP leader G Devaraje Gowda. Several issues are being discussed in the state, but looking at the discussions I feel that somewhere we have forgotten the background. According to my knowledge the discussion that is going on is about the world's biggest sexual abuse case. I feel its importance has been forgotten, said minister Krishna Byre Gowda, one of the four cabinet members who addressed a press conference. Krishna Byre Gowda, Ramalinga Reddy, N Cheluvarayaswamy, and M C Sudhakar were fielded to defend Shivakumar -- who is also the state Congress President --, the party and the government. The opposition leaders from JD(S) and BJP had accused Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's role in the distribution of pen drives containing explicit video clips of the Hassan MP Prajwal and several women, who were allegedly sexually abused by him. The 33-year-old Prajwal is Kumaraswamy's nephew. SIT probe a witch-hunt against me, says HD Revanna The scandal has raised a political storm with the ruling Congress and BJP-JD(S) engaged in a slugfest. While the Congress government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the cases, the BJP and JD(S) -- NDA partners -- have demanded that it be handed over to the CBI, and action be taken against those behind the wide circulation of explicit videos. Minister Gowda said: I challenge, if there is another case where the 'mangalya' (mangalsutra) of so many Hindu women have been snatched away and families have been broken, please let me know. This is the main case, allegations are there and they have to be investigated, victims should get justice and the guilty should be punished, this should be our objective. But looking at the direction of discussion that is happening it seems that rather than the main incident, how the incident came to light is in the focus, he said, adding that attempts seem to be on to cover up the world's biggest sexual abuse case and to save the accused. Abduction case: SIT conducts spot inspection at Revanna's residence in Bengaluru There is a planned effort and surgical strike being done to cover up the case, Gowda further claimed, adding that the diversion attempts are on to shift the focus on how the case came to light. Questioning as to why Devaraje Gowda, the BJP leader and a lawyer, did not hand over the video clips in a sealed envelope to the police or the court after first getting hold of it, he said, He instead used it to blackmail, he had even met Kumaraswamy, what was discussed between them, let both of them come before Hasanamba devi (deity of Hassan) and swear before the God. He also alleged that after utilising the JD(S) in the Lok Sabha election, the BJP is doing everything to finish off the regional party, and said, As he (Kumaraswamy) cannot speak against them (BJP), he is showing anger against the Congress accusing us of role behind the release of videos. Did we ask to do sexual abuse and record it? Stating that the government is equally concerned about the circulation of video and photo materials, Gowda said that as more of such materials get circulated, the honour of victims will get violated further. SIT has passed a clear order that any further circulation of these materials will be an offence and cases will be booked against them. Government is very serious. While they are pursuing the investigation of the main case, the SIT is also taking action to prevent further circulation (of the videos), he added. Minister Reddy said that the incident actually came out because of the rift between BJP and JD(S) local leaders in Hassan and that Shivakumar's and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's names are being unnecessarily dragged into it. Kumaraswamy or Revanna (Prajwal's father), should have asked Prajwal to surrender, he said. If they had advised him, the issue would not have arisen, and from the investigation, the truth would have anyway come out. Cheluvarayaswamy too accused the JD(S) leadership of trying to turn the case to a different angle and politicising it, as he took a dig at the regional party for holding protests against the Congress government on the issue. Targeting BJP and JD(S) leaders for unnecessarily blaming Shivakumar, he also hit out at BJP leader and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka for alleging that Vokkaligas are being targeted in connection with the case.
Sudhakaran takes charge of KPCC, signals he is for the long run
He challenges other hopefuls by stating that he would lead the party into the 2026 Assembly polls unless the high command decides otherwise. Mr Sudhakaran says he will review decisions taken by acting president M M Hassan.
Sudhakaran takes charge of KPCC, signals he is for the long run
He challenges other hopefuls by stating that he would lead the party into the 2026 Assembly polls unless the high command decides otherwise. Mr Sudhakaran says he will review decisions taken by acting president M M Hassan.
HD Revanna Remanded to Week Judicial Custody in Abduction of Woman Case
Bengaluru : The 17th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Judge Ravindranath Kattimani on Wednesday remanded Janata Dal Secular (JDS) MLA and former minister H.D. Revanna to 7 days judicial custody in connection with the alleged abduction of a woman. Following the judicial custody awarded to him by the Court , Revanna, incumbent Holenarsipura MLA, was sent to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, Bengaluru city. However, his bail plea is coming up for hearing tomorrow (Thursday). Revanna is charged with abduction of a woman who is said alleged to have been one of the victims of sexual exploitation by his son and Hassan Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna. After some of the video clips of the allegations of sexual exploitation of a series of women went viral in public (April 24 this year), Prajwal fled the country and a blue corner notice against him has been issued by Interpol officials. Earlier, Revanna was taken into custody on last Saturday by sleuths of Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigating a series of sexual exploitation of women by Prajwal Revanna. In one of the complaints to the police, both father and son have been named accused as per the complaint of a victim. The complaint has been registered at Holenarsipura town police station. In another complaint against Revanna, a 20-year-old youth H.D. Raju, a resident of Hebbalu Koppalu in Krishnaraja Nagar taluk of Mysuru district alleged that his mother, who had earlier worked at the residence of Revanna in Holenarsipura town of Hassan district, has been missing and kept in an unknown location at the behest of JDS MLA by one of his close aide Satish Babu. Satish Babu has also been arrested by the police. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday stated to have appointed two additional Special Public Prosecutors-senior advocate Ashok Nayak and Jayana Kothari, to handle cases related to alleged sexual atrocities against women by Prajwal Revanna which are under investigations by the sleuths of SIT under Criminal Investigation Department. The move to include two additional Special Public Prosecutors to handle cases related to sexual atrocities is to strengthen the legal team, said the Chief Minister.
K Sudhakaran Resumes Role as Head of Kerala Congress
K Sudhakaran Resumes Role as Head of Kerala Congress Amidst reports of strong displeasure and objection raised by a section of leaders, veteran leader K Sudhakaran on Wednesday took over as president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee after a brief interval. He was given a warm welcome by his admirers at the party headquarters here by draping shawls and raising slogans. However, prominent leaders, including M M Hassan, who was serving as the acting president of the KPCC in the absence of Sudhakaran, were conspicuous by their absence when he came to take charge. Earlier in the day, Sudhakaran visited veteran leader A K Antony at his residence before assuming office. As per the direction of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), Sudhakaran had temporarily handed over the post to Hassan following his candidature from Kannur constituency in the recent Lok Sabha polls. There were reports that the party leadership had asked him to wait until the election results come out next month to resume charges as KPCC Chief following an objection raised by a group of state leaders. However, state and national leaders had rejected the reports and said Hassan was given the charge as part of a temporary arrangement. While addressing a press conference after taking charges, Sudhakaran also dismissed media reports about the rift within the party over his comeback. Replying to questions, he said he took over the charge as per the direction of the AICC. When reporters asked about the absence of Hassan, he said the senior leader might have felt that his presence was not needed in the function. ''But I wished for his presence there,'' Sudhakaran said. When reporters asked whether there was any delay in getting him back to the post of KPCC Chief, he said, ''All these decisions are taken by the AICC.'' ''And it depends on each individual when they will hand over a post back,'' he added. Sudhakaran is seeking his electoral luck for a second consecutive term from the politically volatile Kannur during the recently concluded LS poll.
JD(S) Leader Kumaraswamy Behind Circulation of Explicit Videos, Alleges Deputy CM Shivakumar
Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar charged JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy with being behind the circulation of explicit videos allegedly linked to Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna
Fresh Fir Filed Against Jd(S) Mp Prajwal Revanna Based On The Victim's Complaint | English News
Fresh Fir Filed Against Jd(S) Mp Prajwal Revanna Based On The Victim's Complaint | English News Fresh FIR filed against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna based on the victim's complaint. 'Pendrive circulation was not limited to Hassan but it was also done in Mandya, Bengaluru rural, it was done with the help of police,' claims HDK
Man injured in bear attack at Konibal Pampore
PAMPORE:A 45 year old Nazir Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Hassan, resident of Konibal Pampore was critically injured when he was attacked by a bear at Konibal village of Pampore early morning today. The incident took place in Konibal village when the Nazir Ahmad Sheikh was grazing his sheep in the Saffron Karewas, local residents []
Posters on CM Siddaramaiah, DyCM DK Shivakumar: Congress approaches top cop
BENGALURU: The Congress lodged a complaint with the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, seeking that the miscreants, who had pasted posters containing pictures of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, with abusive language being reportedly used against them in parts of the city, be arrested. The Bengaluru Central District Campaign Committee chairman G Prakash urged that an investigation be conducted, as there was a conspiracy by some politicians behind the incident. Stringent legal action should be taken in this regard, he said. The delegation of Congress leaders which approached the commissioner was led by KPCC general secretary S Manohar. Plaint against Devaraje Gowda Another delegation of the Congress, led by Bengaluru West Campaign Committee chairman Puttaraju Y lodged a complaint with the Karnataka Lokayukta against BJP leader and lawyer Devaraje Gowda. In an interaction with media, referring to the family of Holenarasipur MLA HD Revanna and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, Devaraje Gowda stated that he had an offer of Rs 20 crore, Rs 50 crore and Rs 70 crore, when he was fighting a case against Prajwal in the court to disqualify him from his LS membership in the past. This should be investigated, Puttaraju appealed.
Devaraje Gowda behind sharing of pen drive: Congress leader
BENGALURU: BP Manjegowda, a Congress leader from Hassan, has refuted allegations made against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar by advocate and Hassan BJP leader Devaraje Gowda. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, the Congress leader said that both Devaraje Gowda and Hassan MP Prajwal Revannas car driver Kartik should be arrested for the truth to come out, regarding the circulation of the videos and photographs of the ongoing alleged sexual abuse. Devaraje Gowda has resorted to blackmailing Congress leaders by blaming them for the circulation of sex tapes. He is the originator of sharing of the pen drives. Gowda is the first to get the pen drive and the first to see its contents. He was the first to copy the pen drives. He gave them to the BJP leaders in Delhi and the state. In fact, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had called former CM HD Kumaraswamy and told him not to give a Lok Sabha ticket to Prajwal, and to field some other candidate. Even Kumaraswamy has implicitly accepted this, Manjegowda claimed. This being the truth, to what extent is it right to unnecessarily accuse Shivakumar of sharing the pen drives. Shivakumar is campaigning continuously, not only in Karnataka, but even in other states and how can he be held responsible, Manjegowda questioned. Devaraje Gowda held a press conference on Monday on the directions of some BJP leaders, since the voting for the second phase in Karnataka was a few hours away, Manjegowda alleged, further adding that both Devaraje Gowda and Kartik have to be arrested for the truth to come out.
H D Kumaraswamy slams Rahul Gandhi for mass rapist comment
BENGALURU: Former Chief Minister and JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday made a scathing attack on senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for stating that Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna had allegedly raped over 400 women, including minors, and referring to him as mass rapist. DCM DK Shivakumar is allegedly responsible for distributing the pen drive containing sleazy videos, and should be suspended from the cabinet as he doesnt deserve that post, he urged. He said he would approach Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, seeking a judicial probe into the case, and also anticipates the court will hand over the case to the CBI. Coming down heavily on Rahul Gandhi, Kumaraswamy at a marathon press conference taunted that Gandhi had seen the videos and got statistics and information on the pen drive before anyone else. Rahul Gandhi said that among the rape victims were girls under 16 years of age. On what basis did he make this statement? He has insisted that cases be filed under the Pocso Act. Why has notice not been given to Rahul Gandhi, he questioned. He claimed that Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had allegedly conspired and released the pen drive and blamed them for ruining the dignity of the state, besides mortgaging the dignity of the women (victims). Cong lost sleep over alliance Kumaraswamy was replying to Gandhis reported statement at an election rally in Shivamogga, targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that Prajwal Revanna rapes 400 women and makes vidoes. This is not a sex scandal but rape, but the Prime Minister campaigned for him (Prajwal). Every woman should know that when the PM sought votes, he knew what Prajwal did and so did all BJP leaders, yet they backed Prajwal. Why are you dragging the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister Amit Shah into this? You lost your sleep when JDS forged an alliance with BJP, which is why this case has been blown up into national and international news. Congress Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala said financial compensation will be given to the victims, he said. Congress leaders sat with the pen drive and Surjewala himself ticked which video should be released first and which later. Now, you are speaking of compensation to the victims? Terming the Special Investigation Team (SIT) Siddaramaiah Investigation Team and Shivakumar Investigation Team, he said it is a puppet of CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and wanted to know why Naveen Gowda, an aide of a Karnataka minister, Karthik, Prajwals driver, and Puttaswamy, alias Putty, a habitual offender, have not been arrested yet. He clarified that he is not worried whether the JDS-BJP alliance will continue or not, and said it is up to the BJP to take a call. Congress leaders planting victims, says Kumaraswamy Kumaraswamy alleged that CM Siddaramaiah and DCM DK Shivakumar have been planting victims in connection with Prajwal Revannas alleged sex scandal case. He claimed the victims had been terrorised into lodging complaints against Prajwal and his father Revanna. A former ZP member lodged a complaint on April 28 that she was raped (by Prajwal) at gun-point for several years. But the woman shared the stage with the accused (Prajwal) on April 22 during a campaign, he pointed out. Kumaraswamy expressed doubts about another victim being allegedly kidnapped by HD Revanna, and rescued by police from a farmhouse. It is a different story and I will reveal more about it later, he said. He clarified that he was not defending Prajwal, but only wants a fair probe into the case. It is the duty of the government to secure Prajwal from wherever he is, he replied to a query.
JDS demands judicial probe into Prajwal Revanna alleged sex abuse, plans stir in Mysuru
MYSURU: In an attempt to salvage the partys reputation which has tanked due to the alleged sexual assault involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, JDS leaders are demanding a judicial investigation by a sitting judge of the Karnataka High Court. Addressing reporters here on Tuesday, former minister and JDS MLA GT Devegowda expressed scepticism on the ability of the SIT to conduct an impartial inquiry. Given Congress reluctance to hand over the case to the CBI, fearing the Central governments interference, it is imperative that a sitting judge of the Karnataka High Court oversees the investigation, he stated. Devegowda insisted that the SIT should find out who distributed the pen drives containing explicit videos. We suspect that the pen drives were distributed under the direction of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. The SIT should arrest those responsible for their distribution. Instead of conducting a thorough investigation, Congress is blaming JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda, former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the incident. Accusing Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar of conspiring to undermine JDS in the state, he said the party will protest in Mysuru. JDS workers, particularly women, will gather near Mysuru Palace to protest against Congress and demand a judicial inquiry on Wednesday, he declared. JDS MLA GT Devegowda Former MLA Sa Ra Mahesh said he will retire from politics and resign from JDS membership if SIT proves that a woman was rescued from the farmhouse of Holenarsipur MLA HD Revannas aide Rajashekar in Kalenahalli. If SIT releases video or photographic evidence of the woman being rescued from Revannas assistants farmhouse, I will immediately retire from politics and leave JDS, he vowed. He said that according to his sources, the woman had actually been harboured in her relative Pavitra Harishs house in Hunsur. Accusing Congress of foisting false cases against JDS leaders in the Mysuru region, he said, I know who influenced the womans son to file a kidnapping case, who drafted the complaint and what incentives were offered to him. I will substantiate these claims with supporting documents. We cannot expect impartiality from SIT who are concerned with their own career prospects.
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Karnataka MLA HD Revanna rushed to hospital in Bengaluru after health scare
JDS leader and Karnataka MLA HD Revanna was rushed to a hospital in Bengaluru after he complained of uneasiness on Tuesday. The doctors after checking him sent him back with the SIT team. MLA H D Revanna, who is in the custody of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), on Tuesday failed to get relief from the Special Court for Elected Representatives here, which adjourned his bail plea hearing to Wednesday. The 66-year-old former Minister was arrested by the SIT on Saturday in an alleged case of abduction of a woman and remanded to police custody till May 8. Revanna, son of JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, and his confidant Sathish Babanna were booked on Thursday night for allegedly abducting a woman on April 29. Zero tolerance for Prajwal Revannas: PM Modi on sexual assault case The case was registered on a complaint filed by the woman's son, who alleged that his mother was sexually abused by Revanna's son and JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. The SIT has also secured the custody of Babanna. The woman was allegedly abducted to prevent her from testifying against Prajwal, police sources said. The explicit videos of alleged sexual abuse of women by Prajwal had been making the rounds on social media based on which the state government formed the SIT on April 28 to probe the case after the Karnataka State Commission for Women wrote a letter to the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The 33-year-old Prajwal, who was the NDA candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, reportedly left the country on April 27, a day after the elections, and skipped the SIT summons to appear before it. Interpol has issued a Blue Corner notice against the absconding MP, who is facing sexual abuse charges. (With inputs from agencies) Will sex scandal cause cracks in JDS-BJP pact?
Will Prajwal Revanna Case Get Tougher For JDS To Fight?
As phase 3 ends and all 28 seats in Karnataka finish voting, HD Kumaraswamy goes on the offensive against the Congress in the Prajwal Revanna case. The Hassan JDS MP is yet to appear before investigators even as Interpol issues a blue collar notice.
Prajwal Remains Missing as Deadline for Return Extends
Prajwal Remains Missing as Deadline for Return Extends The seven days time sought by Hassans NDA Lok Sabha candidate Prajwal Revanna to appear before the Special Investigation Team probing sexual abuse allegations against him ended on Tuesday but there was no sign of his return from abroad. The 33-year-old JD(S) MP and grandson of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda flew to Germany as soon as news spread that the Karnataka State Commission for Women Nagalakshmi Chowdhary had written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a probe into the explicit videos of Prajwal allegedly sexually abusing several women. A lookout notice for Prajwal has been issued at all airports in India, along with a Blue Corner notice. A Blue Corner notice issued by Interpol helps countries collect and share information regarding a person's location and their activities as part of a criminal investigation. Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy claimed on Tuesday that he was not in touch with his nephew Prajwal. Addressing a press conference, the JD(S) second-in-command said action against those who commit offences should be taken as per law. Sources in the Special Investigation Team said they received calls on a helpline number on Monday as well as on Tuesday but they declined to share details. However, Kumaraswamy claimed that no one had called the helpline number till now. Meanwhile, JD(S) MLA H D Revanna and Prajwals father, who is in the custody of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on charges of kidnapping a woman who was allegedly sexually abused by Prajwal, failed to get relief on Tuesday from the Special Court for Elected Representatives here. The court adjourned the hearing on his bail plea to Wednesday. The SIT took him to Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital and Victoria Hospital for a medical check-up on Tuesday evening. Revanna, son of JD(S) patriarch and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, and his confidant Sathish Babanna were booked on Thursday night for allegedly abducting a woman on April 29. The case was registered on a complaint filed by the woman's son. In his complaint, he accused Revanna's son and JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna of having sexually abused his mother. The SIT has also secured the custody of Babanna. The woman was allegedly abducted to prevent her from testifying against Prajwal, police sources said.
JDS State President HD Kumaraswamy has called for a CBI probe into the alleged crime on women in Hassan, including the leak and widespread circulation of explicit videos. Kumaraswamy accused Deputy CM DK Shivakumar of hatching a conspiracy and playing a key role in the distribution of pen drives. He urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to sack Shivakumar from the Cabinet and called the special investigation team (SIT) manipulated by the top two political bosses.
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Ktaka sex scandal: Congress govt circulated 25K pen drives through police, claims Kumaraswamy
Ktaka sex scandal: Congress govt circulated 25K pen drives through police, claims Kumaraswamy Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD-S state President H.D. Kumaraswamy alleged on Tuesday that the Congress government circulated pen drives containing videos of women being sexually assaulted allegedly by his nephew and the sitting party MP from Hassan, Prajwal Revanna, [] The post Ktaka sex scandal: Congress govt circulated 25K pen drives through police, claims Kumaraswamy appeared first on Mangalorean.com .
BJP MLA says that the exploitation would not have political implications
Accuses the SIT, which was set up by government of Karnataka to investigate Hassan sex scandal, of working at the behest of the Chief Minister and Deputy CM
He offered to submit the evidence, but only if the case is transferred to a Central probe agency, like the CBI
BJP leader claims DyCMs hand in Prajwal scandal, Shivakumar refutes
Bengaluru: G Devaraje Gowda, a prominent leader of the BJP, has stirred controversy by implicating Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in the release of compromising videos featuring Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. In a press conference held late Monday, Devaraje Gowda made bold claims, stating, The []
How can Delhi cops enter Congress Telangana office ask MP Renuka Chowdhury
HYDERABAD: Finding fault with the Delhi police for coming to Telangana in connection with Union Home Minister Amit Shahs doctored video case, Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Monday asked the BJP to first arrest Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna in the alleged sex abuse case. She also demanded an explanation from the Delhi police asking what power or privilege allowed them to enter the Telangana Congress party office. Addressing a press conference, Renuka said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi backing Prajwal for the polls was equal to supporting his actions. Stating that the JD(S) leader had fled away like Nirav Modi and Mukul Choksi, she dared the BJP government to arrest him. Claiming that the BJP was giving tickets to those accused of sexual offences, the Rajya Sabha member pointed out that the saffron party had nominated Kaiserganj MP Brij Bhushan again. It must be noted that the BJP, after noting the spate of protests over Bhushans candidature, has replaced him with his son Karan.
BENGALURU : The school bell goes ding-a-ling...! Its a typical 90s after-school scene, with boys and girls in their uniforms jostling towards the outstretched arms of their parents, who are eagerly waiting on campus. I reach out to my father, and we both walk to the car as I regale him with my days tidings. In the automobile, the AC is on, and our talk ceases. There is another familiar much-loved tune coming from the cars music system, popularly called a deck. There is a cassette inside, playing out Alisha Chinais Made in India, a classic that mesmerised music lovers of all ages in 1994. Through the 1980s and 90s, a new music revolution was taking shape in the Indian subcontinent, captained by a hearty talented bunch of independent musicians, who pushed the envelope of creating music that was a mix of beats and composition, stunning visuals, and lyrics that read straight from the heart. Bollywood reigned supreme, and the 80s disco music scene of the Hindi film industry, and the advent of cable TV, inspired music for the then modern Indian, and the genre of Indian pop or Indi-pop was born. Nazia Hassan, with her sublime voice and a singing style unique to the 80s, enthralled audiences. This paved the way for experimentation, and Indians were overjoyed. In the 1990s, cable networks began to crisscross Indian neighbourhoods, shrinking our vast world through the favourite idiot box in the living room. All things beautiful, including music, began to beam on TV, and India was swayed. This was an age that preceded the advent of the home computer, the internet, YouTube, the smartphone, and Spotify. The launch of dedicated music TV channels MTV and Channel [V] brought Western pop music in its video format into Indian homes, paving the way for Indi-pop to mark its place. Indians had always tuned into the legendary Binaca Geetmala with Ameen Sayani on Radio Ceylon and Vividh Bharati, at 8pm each Wednesday for over four decades, and then watched Chitrahaar, another memorable Bollywood film song show on DD National. Succeeding generations seamlessly transitioned to the countdown shows on the cable music channels, where Indi-pop became a rage from the late 80s onwards. Hasan Jahangirs Hawa Hawa and Suneeta Raos Paree Hoon Main were hit numbers. Indi-pop welcomes an amalgamation of singers from across geographies, who played with different genres of Indian music, voices, and themes (some were into classical, others folk, while still others fusion the opportunities were endless). Singers brought their best talents and shades of music to the stage; there was pop Bombay Vikings Kya Soorat Hai; rap Baba Sehgals Dil Dhadke; Sufi music Nusrat Fateh Ali Khans Afreen and Junoons Sayonee; Bhangra the iconic Daler Mehendi and Bally Sagoo; and even Carnatic music Colonial Cousins, headlined by the magical Hariharan and Leslee Lewis. Above all, were the spectacular music videos made for television, which did full justice to the Indi-pop renditions they accompanied. The videos shot at stunning locations, were embellished with captivating choreography. The dancing sand dunes, with the Pyramids of Giza as the backdrop, was picture perfect to the already poetic O Sanam by Lucky Ali. The smooth Ho Gayi Hai Mohabbat Tumse by Aslam was romantic and trendy at the same time, while Dooba Dooba by Silk Route helped one drown their sorrows as the song played. Euphoria was indeed euphoric, while Altaf Rajas Tum To Thehre Pardesi carved a lovable niche for itself. As the decade blended into the new millennium, more artistes joined the Indi-pop ensemble, from the groovy Bombay Rockers, the suave Rabbi Shergill, the baritone of Strings frontman Faisal Kapadia, to Egyptian Hisham Abbas with his Nari Narain. There was music for everyone, with DJs and remixes. This was the era of the music store. There was a Music World or Planet M, alongside a host of standalone outlets, across Bengaluru. I often visited one such music wonderland to pick audio cassettes, to either play in my tape recorder or Walkman. Cassettes made way for CDs, even as the face of FM radio changed. In all these periods, Indi-pop flourished. However, in the last 15-odd years, Indi-pop as we knew it, began to fade away for a range of reasons, including a lack of sponsorship from record labels, who had almost ceased to exist in their earlier avatar, with music getting on board MP3 and online streaming platforms. Also, the Bollywood behemoth was growing in parallel to Indi-pop, and many independent performers found future in the film industry as playback singers. As a man from the time that jived to Indian pop, this music is more than a memory to me. From antakshari to musical chairs, its songs rent the air on every occasion. Their lyrics are like time capsules embedded in my being. Thanks to modern streaming apps, a jukebox of 50 songs from those years takes me back there, while a host of young musicians are trying to revive that tradition today, through newer online modes. Ill pop the champagne to that! Encore! Open Space Hrithik Kiran Bagade hrithik@newindianexpress.com News Editor
More victims willing to file complaints against Prajwal
BENGALURU: The noose around 33-year-old sex video scandal accused Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna is likely to further tighten as more victims are reportedly willing to file complaints against him. The women officers, who are part of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the state government to probe the alleged scandal, have identified more than 25 victims and have reportedly spoken to them. Of these victims, some are willing to file rape complaints against the MP if their identities are not revealed and protection given to them. Two FIRs have already been registered against Prajwal. The first complaint was registered in Holenarasipur town police station, while the second one was filed at the CID police station in Bengaluru. The second complaint is more serious as the 44-year-old victim has accused the MP of raping her at his MP Quarters on RC Road in Hassan at gunpoint. Some of the victims have orally provided details of the accused and the incidents to the officials. To tighten the case and to ensure that the MP does not escape, the SIT officials want more victims to file complaints against him. Statements made by the victims before the SIT do not guarantee punishment to the accused, but the FIRs will have a stronger impact, said a senior official. Meanwhile, the 47-year-old victim, who was the first to file a complaint of sexual harassment against Holenarasipur MLA HD Revanna and Prajwal, was brought to Revannas Bengaluru residence in Basavanagudi near Ashoka Pillar for the spot mahazar. A team of SIT officials brought the victim on Monday morning. Advocate Gopal, who has accused the SIT of not following procedures, in Bengaluru on Monday Revanna speaks to his advocates for an hour This victim along with another 44-year-old victim, who has accused the MP of raping her at gunpoint, were taken for spot mahazar at Revannas Holenarasipur house and the MP Quarters on Saturday. Gopal, an advocate, who is authorised by Revannas family to be present during spot mahazars, has accused the SIT officers of not following procedures. The SIT officials did not let me inside the premises during the spot mahazars. I have been authorised to be present during the spot mahazars. The SIT officers are not following the procedure and it will be brought to the notice of the court, he said. Revanna, who is in the SIT custody, was allowed to speak to his advocates for an hour at the SIT office on Monday. The court has granted permission to Revanna to speak to his advocate for an hour every day till he is in the SIT custody. Didnt sign statements The MLA is said to have discussed with his advocate about the questions he is being asked by the SIT officers. It is said that the MLA refused to sign the copies of his statements stating that they were not made by him.
Prajwal Revanna is, by most accounts, in Germany. He left Hassan soon after it finished polling on April 26. Between then and today, when Karnatakas remaining LS seats go to vote, the sexual assault allegations...
Prajwal may return after polls end in Karnataka
BENGALURU: Even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been making all efforts to take Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna into their custody, he is likely to return to the country only after the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka conclude on Tuesday. After the obscene videos came out in public, Prajwal, 33, had reportedly fled to Frankfurt, Germany, on April 27, a day after the Phase II Lok Sabha elections. Prajwal, the incumbent MP from Hassan, is the NDA candidate for the same segment in the ongoing General Elections. It is believed that Prajwal later fled to Dubai. Hassan voted on April 26. In the wake of the remaining 14 Lok Sabha seats going to the polls on May 7, his return has been put on hold by the JDS and BJP leadership he is likely to reach India on the intervening nights of Tuesday and Wednesday, a highly placed source told TNIE. He was expected to arrive on the intervening nights of May 3 and 4 but said that he would return only on May 6. A Blue Corner Notice has been issued against Prajwal. But the BJP-JDS leadership felt that his return to the country amid the 14 seats in Karnataka going to the polls on Tuesday may damage the prospects of the NDA candidates, a source added. According to sources, Prajwal has also been seeking the advice of one of the countrys top legal experts on the timing of his appearance before the SIT, as the latter has been studying the case. With Phase IV of polling on May 13, including in neighbouring Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, speculation is rife whether Prajwal will return only on the intervening nights of May 15 and 16. He has booked his ticket on the same date from Munich, added the source. But BJP leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have alleged that the Congress government, especially DyCM and KPCC president DK Shivakumar, helped Prajwal flee the country. The Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, R Ashoka, said on Monday that even if Prajwal wins from Hassan, action will be taken against him.
Karnataka: JDS leaders meet Bhavani to chart future course
HASSAN: In the wake of the alleged sex scandal and related crises rocking the JDS, Shravanabelagola party MLA CN Balakrishna, former MLA KS Lingesh and other senior party functionaries called on Bhavani Revanna, wife of arrested Holenarasipur MLA HD Revanna, at the latters residence in Holenarasipur on Monday. The leaders discussed the arrest of Revanna by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), on charges of kidnapping a woman, and also the alleged sexual assault case involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. They also pondered upon the future course of action for the JDS leaders in the interest of the party. District MLAs, former MLAs and senior leaders also huddled together on Sunday in Hassan, where they strongly condemned the arrest of Revanna, by filing a fresh FIR at the KR Nagar police station. Earlier, speaking to reporters, MLA Balakrishna said the SIT should probe the case impartially and release Revanna, since he is not involved himself in any issue.
Video forensics should be at the core of probe: Cyber expert
BENGALURU: The investigation into the alleged sex scandal case involving the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S) Hassan MP and candidate Prajwal Revanna rests heavily on video forensics since its the pen drives which have been indiscriminately circulated that have the controversial videos. Video forensics is at the core of the investigation in the sleaze videos that have reportedly been disseminated widely through pen drives. The forensic examination of the pen drives can provide a wealth of information and digital evidence, which is admissible in court of law, said cyber expert and retired IPS officer Sanjay Sahay. Even as the SIT has summoned Prajwal to depose before the investigating officer, the forensic investigation of the videos can form the bulwark of evidence. Even if some witnesses turn hostile, digital evidence remains the spine of the investigation. Forensic examination of the videos can help the investigation team find out whether they are genuine or doctored; the source of the videos, the gadgets used to record and copy them, the time and location integrity and if they use other tools like the facial recognition (FR) software, it can help in identifying the accused, victims and third person if any, videographing the events etc, he added. Sahay said technology is robust and can be effectively used in bringing the accused to justice. Digital evidence is admissible in court of law as evidence under Section 65B of the Information Technology Act. It has to be certified by a recognised entity. Besides cyber and video forensics, the investigation can also locate the address from where the pen drives were bought, by who and when. The investigation must maintain a certain amount of sustained momentum to speedily gather critical evidence -- circumstantial, victims and witnesses statements before it is destroyed, said another former cop, who didnt wish to be named. The alleged sex scandal was outed three days before April 26 - the second phase and the first round of polling in Karnataka in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Prajwal is said to have left for Germany on April 27. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on April 28 constituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by ADGP BK Singh. The SIT on May 2 issued a look out circular (LOC) for Prajwal by which time he had already left the country on a diplomatic passport. The CBI has approached Interpol and already a blue corner notice (BCN) has been issued against Prajwal. The Interpol will inform the member countries to alert them if they locate him in their territory. Whether the diplomatic passport, which helped him to travel to Germany bypassing visa and other travel formalities, will expose his location remains to be seen.
Karnataka: Court restrains media from falsely linking HDD, HDK to scandal
BENGALURU: A city civil and sessions court on Monday passed a temporary injunction order restraining the media, social media and digital media from publishing any news items falsely depicting former PM HD Deve Gowda and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy by showing their morphed photos and linking their names to the alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna without any substantive evidence to unnecessarily tarnish their image and reputation. The court said the right of defendants -- media, social media and digital media -- from publishing articles under the right of defence cannot be fully restricted. However, showing fake and fabricated news items against the plaintiffs -- Gowda and Kumaraswamy -- without any admissible and substantive material can be prevented. Vacation Judge HA Mohan, who is also the Special Judge for CBI cases, passed the interim order, which will be effective till the next date of hearing on May 29. The judge passed the order after hearing the suit filed by the plaintiffs, who contended that there are no allegations against them with regard to the alleged videos and the complaints but their pictures are being shown by morphing and other ways. Referring to the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court on passing injunction orders by trial courts and also its observations on the right of journalists and that of a citizen to know about the conduct of public servants, the court said if false and fake news is published and shown in news channels it will definitely harm the reputation of any public servant who also has the right to protect his dignity and decorum and human rights. At the same time, a public servant should also conduct himself/herself keeping in mind the positions they hold, the court added. Mentioning an article and another photo in which morphed faces of plaintiffs and others were published before filing the suit, the court noted it is not in dispute that Prajwal is the grandson of Deve Gowda and a nephew of Kumaraswamy. Though there are serious allegations against Prajwal, it is not correct on the part of the media to show morphed faces of the plaintiffs in the absence of specific allegations against them, it added.
Will sex scandal cause cracks in JDS-BJP pact?
MYSURU: With the alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna flaring up, the issue is likely to have an impact on the BJP-JDS alliance for the biennial elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council for six seats to be held on June 3. The two parties are facing the ongoing Lok Sabha election together. Even though the JDS and BJP have claimed that the alliance would continue for the Council, ZP/TP, and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections, the sex scandal has made the saffron party leaders rethink the tie-up with the regional party, according to sources. The issue is in constant media glare, and the public opinion is also against Prajwal. A few BJP leaders want the top brass to rethink the alliance, said a source. This comes even as the BJPs top leadership is trying to portray that all is well in the alliance. Meanwhile, Congress leaders are using the sex scandal to target the BJP and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have directly targeted PM Modi for campaigning for Prajwal ahead of the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls. Rahul even called Prajwal a mass rapist and flayed Modi for his silence on the issue. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah even accused the Centre of helping Prajwal flee the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, however, turned the tables on the Congress, maintaining that Prajwal was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019 when the JDS was in an alliance with the Grand Old Party. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi pressed for the arrest of Prajwal. However, the scandal is almost certain to affect the JDS-BJP alliance, and its impact is likely to be felt within the next few days as the saffron party is set to take an important decision regarding the alliance for the Council polls, say insiders. Informed sources revealed that most of the BJP state leaders are upset with the sex scandal and are not so keen on continuing the alliance. A section of the BJP leaders maintained that they accepted the alliance for the Lok Sabha Polls after the high command forced it on them so that the party repeats the 2019 performance in Karnataka. BJP insiders pleading anonymity feel that it should not be a surprise if the party top brass says enough is enough and ends the alliance or will quietly contest the Council polls alone to minimise the damage the sex scandal has caused to the party. Top brass stitched the alliance without taking into consideration our opinion. Now it is up to them to take a call so that the party will not be targeted by the Congress and I.N.D.I.A bloc in the remaining four phases of Lok Sabha polls or in the ensuing Council elections, said a prominent BJP leader, adding that the party is being targeted and questioned for a crime not committed by its leaders.
14 constituencies go to polls in Karnataka today; high-stakes battle for Kharge, BSY
BENGALURU: Fourteen Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka will go to polls on Tuesday and this is considered as a high-stakes battle for AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge as most of the seats are in North Karnataka regarded as his home turf, and former CM and Lingayat strongman BS Yediyurappa, whose son BY Vijayendra is state BJP president. With this, LS elections will end in Karnataka. Polling was held on April 26 for 14 other constituencies in the state. BJP and Congress leaders have campaigned extensively in the 14 constituencies amid the rising mercury levels in most parts of North Karnataka. The two parties focused on issues such as SC/ST/OBC quota, minority appeasement, PM Modis and Congress guarantees, Hubballi Neha Hiremath murder case and the latest Hassan sex scandal. Prominent among those in the fray are former CMs Basavaraj Bommai (Haveri) and Jagadish Shettar (Belgaum), Union ministers Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and Bhagwant Khuba (Bidar), Yediyurappas son Raghavendra (Shivamogga), Kharges son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani (Gulbarga SC), and former minister B Sriramulu (Bellary). The Congress has fielded Forest Minister Eshwar Khandres son Sagar Khandre (Bidar), Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkars son Mrinal Hebbalkar (Belgaum), PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholis daughter Priyanka (Chikkodi) and APMC minister Shivananda Patils daughter Samyukta (Bagalkot). Prabha Mallikarjun, wife of minister SS Mallikarjun (Congress), and Gayathri Siddeshwara, wife of MP GM Siddeshwara (BJP) are fighting for Davanagere seat. Anjali Nimbalkar of Congress is pitted against Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri of BJP in Uttara Kannada. BJPs alliance partner JDS is not contesting in Tuesdays elections. However, former CM and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy has campaigned extensively for BJP candidates. Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Haveri, Bijapur, Bidar, Gulbarga (SC), Raichur, Bellary, Koppal, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Shivamogga and Davanagere go to polls on Tuesday.
Congress brass not keen to reinstate Sudhakaran as partys Kerala chief
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Pouring cold water on K Sudhakarans plan to resume charge as the state Congress chief immediately, the party national leadership has advised him to be patient. The high commands edict has come at a time when the air is thick with speculations that the old warhorse is unlikely to be reinstated as the Congress president in Kerala. The Congress leadership claims there is no confusion on bringing back the 75-year-old leader at the helm of state Congress. But sources say theres a concerted effort by a section of leaders to block his reentry. They want interim president M M Hassan to continue in office till June 4. A peeved Sudhakaran has repeatedly sought AICC general secretary K C Venugopals view on the issue. Venugopal has apparently asked Sudhakarans emissary M Liju to wait till the third phase election gets over on Tuesday. Following this, Sudhakaran cancelled his scheduled hospital visits for eye treatment. While Venugopal has asked Sudhakaran to wait for a few more days, AICC general secretary in-charge of the state Deepa Dasmunshi is adamant that he should wait until the LS poll procedure gets over on June 4. An AICC leader told TNIE that its evident that even if UDF makes a clean sweep or not, they dont want Sudhakaran to walk away with the credit. This has not only dampened the spirits of Sudhakaran, but has left him deeply upset. Not in a hurry to resume my role Sudhakaran took to Facebook on Monday stating that he is not in a hurry to resume his role. Ive never gone after positions when I had worked for the party, compromising on my life, spanning several decades. Whenever the Congress high command asks me to resume my role, I will take over it. Im in no hurry to take over, wrote Sudhakaran. He feels that he has been insulted as he was planning to resume his duties as KPCC chief from Sunday. A source close to Sudhakaran said the leader feels the national leadership has been sidelining him. Sudhakaran was at the helm of the party for almost three years, and Hassan was in office for a month. The latter has been given undue preference. If the AICC leadership is eager to remove Sudhakaran, they can do so. But its evident that there is a concerted effort to give credit for LS poll results to Hassan so that the A group is appeased. The attempt is to make sure that Sudhakaran does not get his due as KPCC chief, said the source. Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan has been targeting Sudhakaran for the last few days, blaming organisational lapses in the Lok Sabha election. The Sudhakaran camp feels that Muraleedharans allegations have stemmed from a larger conspiracy led by a group of young Turks which has got the blessings of a section of A group leaders.
SIT takes survivor to Revanna house for spot inspection
A 47-year-old woman who had filed a sexual harassment complaint against JD(S) MLA HD Revanna and his son, Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, at Holenarsipura Town police station, was brought to the legislator's house in Basavanagudi for mahazar (spot inspection) on Monday by SIT. She had earlier claimed that she had been sexually harassed by Prajwal in this house as well. Earlier on Saturday, officials had conducted a mahazar at Revanna's house in Holenarasipura.
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In a complaint, a woman alleged that she was raped at the residence on R.C. Road in Hassan
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attempted to garlands a candidate at an election rally, but the garland broke off during a public meeting. Kerala PCC chief K Sudhakaran temporarily stepped aside to hand over the charge to MM Hassan until elections were completed. However, Sudhakaran is not returning his post, and he is closely watched for a possible ejection. Meanwhile, the Pawar family's battle between Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar is turning dramatic, with Ajit offering to divide the irrigation scam charges with Rohit Pawar or settle for a fraction of the amount.
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Karnataka sex scandal: No sight of Prajwal Revanna yet, SIT asks victims to reach police on helpline
As another day elapsed without the special investigation team (SIT) locating Hassan NDA candidate Prajwal Revanna, wanted for alleged sexual assault, police have introduced a helpline for victims to report incidents. Authorities are monitoring all state airports as Revanna has reportedly flown abroad after the second phase of polls
Karnataka sex scandal: Women assaulted by Prajwal flee homes as videos circulate
As the videos of the sex scandal in Karnataka began circulating, the women who were filmed by Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna during sexual assaults have begun fleeing their homes. Itis believedthat they women have left their homes over the last ten days as the identities have been exposed through circulating video clips. According to The Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Landmark Polling in 93 Lok Sabha Seats; Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Shah Set to Vote in Gandhinagar Voting will be held in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls, with stakes being high for the BJP which had won an overwhelming majority of these seats, including all in Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, in the last election. Over 1,300 candidates, including around 120 women, are in the fray. Among the bigwigs are Union ministers Amit Shah (Gandhinagar), Jyotiraditya Scindia (Guna), Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar), Parshottam Rupala (Rajkot), Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and SP Singh Baghel (Agra). With the BJP bagging Surat unopposed, 25 seats in Prime Minister Modi's home state of Gujarat will go to polls on May 7, besides 11 seats in Maharashtra, 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, the remaining 14 of the 28 in Karnataka, seven in Chhattisgarh, five in Bihar, four each in Assam and West Bengal, and all two in Goa. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2 seats) and nine seats in Madhya Pradesh, including Betul where elections were deferred, will also go to polls on Tuesday. Over 11 crore people will be eligible to vote in this phase. PM Modi and Shah will cast their vote at booths in Ahmedabad city under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat. Former Madhya Pradesh chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Vidisha) and Digvijaya Singh (Rajgarh) have also returned to the Lok Sabha electoral fray this time. A riveting contest is on in Maharashtra's Baramati between Sharad Pawars daughter Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar, wife of the veteran leaders estranged nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. In Uttar Pradesh, the current phase is important for the Mulayam Singh Yadav family, with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav aiming to retain the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat. Dimple Yadav had won the seat in bypolls following the demise of her father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav. Akshaya Yadav, son of Ram Gopal Yadav, the national principal general secretary of SP, will try to reclaim the Firozabad seat, which he had won in 2014. Aditya Yadav, the son of SP national general secretary Shivpal Yadav, is making his electoral debut from the Budaun Lok Sabha seat, which was represented by his cousin Dharmendra Yadav in 2014. The fate of former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai (Haveri) and AIUDF Badruddin Ajmal (Dhubri) will also be decided on May 7. After the third phase, voting will be completed in 283 out of 543 seats in Lok Sabha. The next four phases will be on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The counting of votes is on June 4. In West Bengal, the four seats going to polls are Muslim-majority. The division of minority votes among the Left-Congress combine and the TMC and the narrative on the Citizenship Amendment Act could shape the outcome in the intense electoral battle in Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur and Murshidabad. The Murshidabad and Jangipur Lok Sabha seats are held by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has renominated its sitting MPs Abu Taher and Bidi baron Khalilur Rehman respectively. The Bharatiya Janata Party has again fielded Khagen Murmu for the Malda Uttar seat against TMC candidate Prasun Banerjee and former Congress MLA Mostaque Alam. In the Malda Dakshin seat, the Congress has fielded Isha Khan Choudhury from the family of ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury. The third phase saw the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA bloc fiercely attacking each other on issues like reservations and sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP charge, asking the Congress to give in writing that it will not hand over the quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes to Muslims. The Congress and its allies accused the BJP of trying to tamper with the Constitution and do away with reservations. The principal opposition party, which has promised to remove the 50 per cent cap on reservations, also asked the BJP to clear its stance on the issue. The BJP leaders targeted the Congress over wealth redistribution and inheritance tax issues and accused it of pursuing appeasement politics, while the Congress reiterated its commitment to conduct a caste census and economic survey if voted to power. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP had swept all these 14 seats in Karnataka, defeating Congress and JD(S), which were in alliance and ruling the state then. Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have attacked the BJP over allegations of sexual abuse against Prajwal Revanna, Hassan MP and leader of the JD(S) - an ally of the BJP. Hitting back, BJP leader Amit Shah and others questioned why the Congress government in Karnataka delayed the action against Revanna. The JD(S) joined the BJP-led NDA in September last year. Prajwal Revanna is the grandson of former prime minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda and was the JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate from the Hassan seat which went to polls on April 26. Prajwal's father H D Revanna was arrested by Special Investigation Team on Saturday in a kidnapping case linked to sexual abuse allegations against Prajwal, soon after a court here rejected his anticipatory bail plea. In Gujarat, BJP's Mukesh Dalal has already won from Surat unopposed after the nomination of Congress' Nilesh Kumbhani was rejected over irregularities in the signature of proposers and other candidates withdrew. The party had swept all 26 seats in 2019. In Chhattisgarh, the BJP had bagged nine seats and Congress two seats out of the total 11 in 2019. In Assam, the BJP has put up only one candidate in this phase for the Guwahati seat, while its alliance partners AGP are contesting in two - Dhubri and Barpeta - and the UPPL in Kokrajhar. The Congress is fighting in all four seats. The constituencies going to the polls in the third phase in Bihar are Araria, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Madhepura and Khagaria, all currently held by the NDA.
Inquiry going on, law will take its course: BJP leader BY Raghvendra on Prajwal Revanna's 'obscene video case' Amid the alleged obscene video case involving NDA candidate and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna in Karnataka, BJP leader and candidate from Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat, BY Raghvendra on Monday said that the inquiry is going on adding that the law will take its own course. It's too bad. Law will take its course. Ravenna has already been suspended from his party. Rest his party will take the decision. Revanna's case will not affect the Lok Sabha polls, he said. The BJP leader further expressed confidence in winning around 25-26 seats in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls. Hitting out at the Congress government in Karnataka, the BJP leader said the state government has not fulfilled the promises they made before the assembly elections. During Indira Gandhi's time, they got a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. Now they do not even have an opposition leader in the Parliament. This is the condition of Congress. In Karnataka, they did not fulfil the promises they made before the elections. They have no issues and they did not do any work and are only blaming our government and leaders. We will win around 25-26 seats in Karnataka, Raghvendra told ANI. Shivamogga will go to polls in the third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on May 7. Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats and elections in the state are being held in two phases. Voting for 14 seats concluded on April 26 and the remaining 14 seats will undergo polling on May 7. The counting of votes is scheduled for June 4. In 2019, BJP almost swept the state by winning 25 out of 28 seats, while Congress and JD-S -- who were running a coalition government in the state -- could only win one seat each. This time BJP and JD-S are in coalition with the former fighting on 25 seats, while the latter is contesting three seats. (ANI)
Sexual Abuse Allegations: JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna to Surrender to Police Before May 9
Bangalore: JD(S) Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who had left the country amid allegations of sexual abuse against him, is reportedly planning to surrender to the police, according to recent reports.Explicit video clips allegedly involving the 33-year-old Prajwal, the grandson of JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, had surfaced in Hassan recently. Following this, the state government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the sexual abuse allegations against the MP. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stated that the government is committed to ensuring Prajwals return for investigation. We believe in the law. Wherever Prajwal Revanna is, we will track him down and ensure his return, added the Karnataka CM.JD(S) Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna is expected to surrender himself to the Karnataka polices Special Investigation Team, following the advice of his father, HD Revanna.According to a report, the Karnataka police expects Prajwal to arrive in Bengaluru early Monday morning to surrender before the team investigating the case. Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara mentioned that a Blue Corner notice has been issued against Prajwal Revanna, and the Interpols assistance is being sought to bring him back to India. A Blue Corner Notice is issued by the international police cooperation body to collect additional information from its member countries about a persons identity, location, or activities related to a crime. A Blue Corner notice has already been issued. Interpol will inform all countries and locate him, Parameshwara told reporters.JDS leader and Prajwals father, HD Revanna, was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting several women, after a court denied him relief in a kidnapping case filed against him. He has been remanded to police custody until May 8 by a Bengaluru court. ED Seizes 14 Crore Worth of Gold from Cyber Fraudster's Locker Massive Cash Haul Unearthed in Ranchi: Over 30 Crore Recovered in Money Laundering Case RLD's Malook Nagar Condemns Farooq Abdullah's Alleged Pro-Pakistan Remarks
Several sexual assault victims disappear from homes in Hassan as Prajwal Revanna's videos circulate
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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the case against JD(S) MLA H D Revanna conducted a spot inspection at his residence in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. Revanna's lawyer, Gopal, was summoned in the absence of the Revanna family. Two days earlier, the SIT had inspected Revanna's house in Holenarasipura, Hassan district. Revanna faces two cases, one involving the molestation of a cook, with his son Prajwal also accused, and another concerning the alleged kidnapping and confinement of a woman.
Abduction case: SIT conducts spot inspection at H D Revanna's residence in Bengaluru
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the case against JD(S) MLA H D Revanna conducted a spot inspection at his residence in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru. Revanna's lawyer, Gopal, was summoned in the absence of the Revanna family. Two days earlier, the SIT had inspected Revanna's house in Holenarasipura, Hassan district. Revanna faces two cases, one involving the molestation of a cook, with his son Prajwal also accused, and another concerning the alleged kidnapping and confinement of a woman.
Abduction case: SIT conducts spot inspection at Revanna's residence in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team probing the case against JD(S) MLA H D Revanna in connection with the alleged kidnapping and illegal confining of a woman carried out a spot inspection at his residence at Basavanagudi in Bengaluru on Monday. In the absence of the Revanna family, the SIT team summoned his lawyer, Gopal, for the spot inspection. Two days ago, the SIT had inspected the MLA's house at Holenarasipura in Hassan district. Revanna, son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, is facing two cases. One pertains to the molestation of the cook in which Revanna's son Prajwal is also an accused. The second one is a kidnapping case registered on May 2. The victim's son charged that Revanna's aide Sathish Babanna took his mother on a bike on April 29 and put her in an illegal confinement after videos surfaced showing Prajwal allegedly tied and raped her. The woman has been rescued. The police team is going around the places where she was allegedly sexually brutalised. Many explicit videos and photographs of several women have surfaced who were allegedly raped, molested and filmed by Prajwal. The SIT took the two complainants to various locations where the rape and molestation took place. Meanwhile, Revanna's lawyer Gopal alleged that the SIT team did not let him inside the JD(S) leader's Basavanagudi house. He charged that he was given notice for the spot inspection but the SIT did not allow him inside. I am not allowed inside though I should have been present there. Illegal things are going on. I am not against spot inspection. When the SIT served me a notice to be present here, why I was kept outside? Did I say that I will not cooperate? Gopal sought to know. Stating that a list of seized items has to be provided, he wondered whom the SIT will hand over to. Shouldn't you (SIT) provide it to the person authorised for spot inspection? The SIT is doing it in a one-sided manner. They are doing it keeping the process away from my glare, the lawyer said. Meanwhile, security personnel are on the alert at the Kempegowda International Airport anticipating the arrival of Prajwal from abroad. A Blue Corner Notice has also been issued against him. A Blue Corner Notice is issued by the international police cooperation body to collect additional information from its member countries about a person's identity, location or activities in relation
Shravanabelagola MLA C.N. Balakrishna said the JD(S) had requested the SP to entrust some policemen to keep a tab on the developments in the case
NIA Court Affixes Notices At Residences Of 5 Absconders In J&Ks Bandipora
Bandipora, May 6: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Jammu and Kashmirs Bandipora district issued five notices against absconders, police said on Monday. They said that the notices of the NIA court were affixed on the outdoors of the residential houses of the absconders. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp Honble Designated Court(NIA) Bandipora has issued five notices U/S 82 CRPC against absconders namely 01. Mohd Umar Mir S/o Gh Hassan R/o Brathkalan Sopore. 02. Hashir Rafiq Parray [] The post NIA Court Affixes Notices At Residences Of 5 Absconders In J&Ks Bandipora appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Prajwal Revanna Case: SIT Announces Helpline for Sexual Abuse Victims
Bengaluru : The Special Investigation Team probing the alleged sexual harassment of women byHassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has come out with a helpline number for the victims to approach them. SIT chief and Additional Director General of Police B K Singh said in a statement the victims can call 6360938947. Singh said the victims need not have to visit the SIT office as the team would personally approach them to offer them relief. The SIT also warned people at large not to share the videos showing women being sexually assaulted and molested allegedly by Revanna on social media or personal messenger applications. It is easy to trace people sharing these videos on messenger services, so action will be taken against such individuals, Singh said. He also noted that sharing such videos would damage the reputation and honour of victims. Prajwal is seeking re-election from Hassan as an JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate. The constituency went for polls on April 26. JD(S) joined the BJP-led NDA in September last year. Prajwal reportedly left the country on April 27, a day after the polling, and a blue corner notice has been issued against him. While rape and molestation cases have been registered against Prajwal, his father and MLA H D Revanna has been arrested and remanded to police custody for kidnapping a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by the 33-year-old MP.
Karnataka Sex Tape Case: New Helpline Launched for Victims Amidst Allegations
New Helpline Launched for Victims in Karnataka Sex Tape Case -In a bid to support victims of alleged sexual harassment, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) handling the case involving Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has introduced a helpline. Victims can now reach out to the team at 6360938947, as stated by SIT chief and Additional Director General of Police B K Singh. Singh assured that victims need not visit the SIT office personally, as the team will reach out to provide assistance directly. Additionally, the SIT cautioned against sharing any videos depicting the alleged sexual assaults on social media or messaging platforms. Singh emphasized that sharing such content could lead to legal consequences as it tarnishes the reputation and dignity of the victims. Prajwal, who is seeking re-election from Hassan with the JD(S)-BJP alliance, left the country on April 27, a day after polling. A blue corner notice has been issued against him. Despite facing allegations of rape and molestation, Prajwal's father, MLA H D Revanna, has been taken into police custody for allegedly kidnapping a woman involved in the case. The incident has sparked widespread concern and condemnation, with many expressing outrage over the alleged crimes. The collaboration between political parties in the constituency has also come under scrutiny in light of these allegations. As investigations continue and legal proceedings unfold, there is a growing call for accountability and justice to be served for the victims. Karnataka: Saddam Hussein raped a Dalit girl and made her pregnant, then stabbed an inspector and a constable New Rape and Kidnapping Cases Filed Against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna and HD Revanna in Sex Tapes Scandal Alleged BJP Video Portraying SC/ST/OBC Communities Raises Uproar: Congress Lodges Complaint
SIT announces helpline for victims in Prajwal Revanna sexual abuse case
BENGALURU: The Special Investigation Team probing the alleged sexual harassment of women by Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has come out with a helpline number for the victims to approach them. SIT chief and Additional Director General of Police B K Singh said in a statement the victims can call 6360938947. Singh said the victims need not have to visit the SIT office as the team would personally approach them to offer them relief. The SIT also warned people at large not to share the videos showing women being sexually assaulted and molested allegedly by Revanna on social media or personal messenger applications. It is easy to trace people sharing these videos on messenger services, so action will be taken against such individuals, Singh said. He also noted that sharing such videos would damage the reputation and honour of victims. Prajwal was to arrive from Dubai? SIT draws a blank Prajwal is seeking re-election from Hassan as an JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate. The constituency went for polls on April 26. JD(S) joined the BJP-led NDA in September last year. Prajwal reportedly left the country on April 27, a day after the polling, and a blue corner notice has been issued against him. While rape and molestation cases have been registered against Prajwal, his father and MLA H D Revanna has been arrested and remanded to police custody for kidnapping a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by the 33-year-old MP. Prajwal Revanna case: Karnataka government to give financial assistance to rape victims
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SIT announces helpline for sexual abuse victims
SIT announces helpline for sexual abuse victims The Special Investigation Team probing the alleged sexual harassment of women by Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has come out with a helpline number for the victims to approach them. SIT chief and Additional Director General of Police B K Singh said in a statement the victims can call 6360938947. Singh said the victims need not have to visit the SIT office as the team would personally approach them to offer them relief. The SIT also warned people at large not to share the videos showing women being sexually assaulted and molested allegedly by Revanna on social media or personal messenger applications. ''It is easy to trace people sharing these videos on messenger services, so action will be taken against such individuals,'' Singh said. He also noted that sharing such videos would damage the reputation and honour of victims. Prajwal is seeking re-election from Hassan as an JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate. The constituency went for polls on April 26. JD(S) joined the BJP-led NDA in September last year. Prajwal reportedly left the country on April 27, a day after the polling, and a blue corner notice has been issued against him. While rape and molestation cases have been registered against Prajwal, his father and MLA H D Revanna has been arrested and remanded to police custody for kidnapping a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by the 33-year-old MP.
The allegations against Prajwal, grandson of HD Deve Gowda, come amidst his bid for re-election as the sitting MP from Hassan
SIT issues Blue Corner Notice against Prajwal
BENGALURU: Sharing updates on the investigation into the alleged sexual crimes involving Hassan JDS MP Prajwal Revanna, Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Sunday said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has issued a Blue Corner Notice against the current BJP-JDS alliance Hassan Lok Sabha candidate, who is the accused No. 2 in the alleged sex scandal. The SIT is expected to take the help of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to know Prajwals whereabouts, and to zero in on him. Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara said that he does not know where Prajwal is, however, the SIT officers will be aware, since they are tracking his movements. I cannot reveal details like an SIT spokesperson, he said, reiterating that the SIT has already issued a Blue Corner Notice, and the search would proceed through INTERPOL help. Sharing more details about the Blue Corner Notice issued against Prajwal, the home minister informed: The SIT is coordinating with other countries in order to expand the search for Prajwal. The investigators will take a call on bringing him back. Further, Parameshwara said that the arrest of former minister and JDS MLA HD Revanna might have hurt JDS workers and leaders. However, one should not politicise the matter, and the SIT has done its job. If it had not arrested (Revanna), one might have alleged that the investigators are failing in their duty. We have instructed the SIT to work according to the law, he said. Speaking about action against Revanna, the minister said he will be produced before a magistrate, and the procedures will be carried out in accordance with the law. What is Blue Corner Notice? One of INTERPOLs most important functions is to help police in its member countries share critical crime-related information using its system of international notices. Police can use INTERPOL notices to alert law enforcement in other countries of potential threats, or to ask for assistance in solving crimes. Accordingly, a Blue Corner Notice helps - To locate, identify or obtain information on a person of interest in a criminal investigation. Source: INTERPOL Nikhil, HDK to visit Hassan to pep up party workers Bengaluru: Hassan JDS MP Prajwal Revannas alleged sex scandal has appeared to widen the rift between the families of the two brothers -- former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and Holenarsipura MLA HD Revanna, who was arrested on Saturday. Close on the heels of Kumaraswamy claiming that the two families are separate, his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy issued a similar statement. I have nothing to do with Hassan. I hardly set foot in Hassan, and if I go, its only for the Hasanamba festival. I have no contact with the Hassan MP, he told the media, without even mentioning Prajwals name. Nikhil said JDS workers felt let down by the scandal, and he and his father would soon visit Hassan and boost their morale. Nikhil claimed he did not dare watch the sleazy videos, allegedly shot by Prajwal, and felt the case was sending the wrong message to the people of the state. Especially when former PM Deve Gowdas life is an open book. Everyone knows how grandma Chennamma lived, and is a big inspiration for us. They have shown how a married couple should live together. Our grandmother is in great pain and worried how it will affect Deve Gowda, he remarked. He also rued that those who had released the pen drive had not blurred the faces of the victims, to keep their dignity intact.
Prajwal was to arrive from Dubai? SIT draws a blank
BENGALURU: Based on strong tip-offs indicating that Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is wanted in sexual harassment cases, might arrive in Bengaluru from Dubai, the officials of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed to probe the case, camped at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru for hours on Sunday before returning empty-handed. Police sources said the SIT received credible information that the Janata Dal (Secular) MP would arrive anytime on Sunday and the SIT officials were all prepared to take him into custody as soon as he landed at the airport. It is learnt that the investigation agency got strong leads that the MP, who was believed to be in Germany, kept changing places and had moved to Dubai, from where he had booked a flight to Bengaluru. JD(S) leader HD Revanna detained in kidnapping case after court rejects anticipatory bail Following the information, a team of SIT officials arrived at KIA and camped there from 1 pm on Sunday. The police officials were monitoring the status of the flight, in which the MP had purportedly booked a seat. But there was no sign of the MP alighting even after the said flight landed. After waiting for hours, the SIT officials left the airport in the night. Though Bengaluru has direct flights from Dubai, the SIT had alerted immigration officials at other airports across the country to keep track of arrivals from the Gulf. There was also suspicion that he could opt for another flight and land at some other airport at the last moment. That was the reason this step was taken, an official explained. Though most members of the SIT returned, some officials are still stationed at the airport to check on later arrivals from Dubai. Since the MP is still on the run, the SIT has continued their probe to find out where he is. Meanwhile, Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara confirmed that the SIT had sought the assistance of the Interpol, through which a Blue Corner Notice was issued against Prajwal Revanna on Sunday.
Congress swindled over Rs 25k crore meant for SC, ST welfare, says BS Yediyurappa
SHIVAMOGGA: Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday accused the Congress of swindling funds kept for the welfare of backward communities, reiterating, The Congress has swallowed Rs 25,396 crore worth of funds meant for the welfare of SC and ST communities. Yediyurappa also charged that there are three factions within the Karnataka Congress -- led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, and KPCC president and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. The Lingayat strongman told reporters here that the Grand Old Party will bite the dust in the polls, thanks to the in-fighting between its various factions. He further claimed that former AICC president Rahul Gandhi chose to contest from Rae Bareli, after staring at defeat in Wayanad, further asserting that the latter will be defeated in both Wayanad and Rae Bareli this time around. Rahul is migrating from one place to another due to the fear of losing in Wayanad. Firts, he fled to Wayanad, after he was getting defeated in Amethi in 2019. This time, he realised that he will not win there, and hence, chose to contest from Rae Bareli. Rahul will be defeated there as well, he mentioned. Calling former AICC president Sonia Gandhi as Maharani (queen), Yediyurappa said Sonia vacated her constituency for her son and became a Rajya Sabha member. Sonias dream to ensure Rahuls victory will be shattered this time. The BJP will win from Rae Bareli, he said. The former CM said the Congress guarantees will not work in its favour. The people will believe only in Modis Guarantee. Reacting to the allegations of rape against Hassan NDA candidate Prajwal Revanna, Yediyurappa said it will not have any impact on the BJP-JDS alliances winning prospects, and that the alliance is intact. Yediyurappa alleged that the Congress lacks a bankable leadership and its government has not achieved anything to seek votes based on the same. It is only misleading the people over Central grants. We are facing this election based on the 10 years of achievements of PM Narendra Modi. But the Congress is facing this election on lies. Yediyurappa also stated that the Congress is indulging in the politics of polarisation. The law and order situation in the state is unstable, he added.
Karnataka Sex Scandal: Prajwal Revanna Likely To Surrender To Cops On Father's Advice
The Hassan MP faces charges in two cases, for allegedly sexually harassing a former domestic helper and for allegedly repeatedly raping a former panchayat member
Kerala: Fronts stage anti-communal campaigns, Vadakara polariser still behind curtains
KOZHIKODE: More than a week after a high-octane Lok Sabha election campaign, rival fronts continue to camp in Vadakara, with no end in sight to allegations and counter-allegations. The major accusation both LDF and UDF make is the adoption of communal polarisation as a strategy to win votes. And now, the two fronts are organising anti-communal campaigns in Vadakara to expose the communal aspects of each other. DYFI has already organised a rally in the town, in which the CPM youth outfits national president A A Rahim called Shafi Parambil, the UDF candidate in the constituency, the biggest political poison Kerala has ever witnessed. Vadakara's electoral battle intensifies as Shafi's campaign challenges Shailaja's dominance The communal polarisation controversy erupted in Vadakara on April 25, the poll eve. A screenshot of Nedumbrammanna Youth League WhatsApp group surfaced on social media, which allegedly had a message from an MSF leader asking to vote for a Dheeni candidate and calling K K Shailaja -- the LDF candidate -- a kafir. Thereafter, the two fronts have been engaged in a bitter political fight, accusing each other of spreading communal hatred. While UDF claimed the CPM forged the screenshot, LDF alleged that UDF exploited the religious identity of their candidate, Shafi, to win over voters. Conversely, UDF alleged the CPM aims to take society backwards with its communal agenda. A day after the election, the UDF leadership announced plans for an awareness campaign in Vadakara to combat communal polarisation. However, it was the DYFI that organised the first rally in the town. Inaugurating the Youth Alert march on May 3, Rahim criticised the Congress-led campaign in the constituency, accusing it of propagating communal animosity. LDF also announced their Public Resistance campaign subsequently. In response, Congress state president-in-charge M M Hassan has declared a protest meeting in Vadakara on May 11 against CPMs alleged hate campaign targeting Shafi. Meanwhile, LDF convener E P Jayarajan, through a social media post, termed UDFs decision to campaign against communalism in Vadakara ridiculous. When it became clear that LDF was making huge inroads in the constituency during the campaign, UDF released its communal card. This campaign, which was backed by organisations such as Jamaat-e-Islami, also caused deep concern among a large section of secular-democrats within the Congress. There was resentment even within a section of the Muslim League, Jayarajan posted. However, Youth Congress state president Rahul Mamkootathil told TNIE that the CPM is defending their own communal tactics by organising the anti-communal rallies. This is not the first time they are trying to create communal polarisation in Vadakara. The murders of Fazal and T P Chandrasekharan are prime examples of that. CPM killed Fazal and TP and tried to blame other parties. They are following the technique even now. They created a fake screenshot to spread communal hatred in Vadakara. And now they are organising rallies against communalism. The CPM cannot deceive the people of Vadakara through their rallies, Rahul said. Meanwhile, the people continue to be befuddled as to who the real culprits behind the communal campaigns in the constituency are. Political parties are accusing each other and they are conducting rallies against communal polarisation. But we still dont know who the black sheep here are. All these political parties should remember one thing, that communal polarisation is not the way to gain votes, said Muhammed Jazim, a Vadakara resident.
BJP and Congress Spar in Crucial Third Phase of Lok Sabha Elections
New Delhi: The high-octane campaign for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections that saw the BJP-led NDA and the I.N.D.IA. bloc attacking each other on issues like reservations and sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna concluded on Sunday in 92 seats spread over 11 states and Union Territories. The stakes are significant for the BJP in this round as the party had in 2019 won an overwhelming majority of these seats, including all in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, that will go to polls on May 7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led the BJP charge, asking the Congress to give in writing that it will not hand over the quota for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes to Muslims. The Congress and its allies accused the BJP of trying to tamper with the Constitution and do away with reservations. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge along with party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra focused on issues of social justice, unemployment, injustice to farmers and alleged favourable treatment to select businessmen. Over 1,300 candidates, including around 120 women, are in the fray. Among the bigwigs are Union ministers Amit Shah (Gandhinagar), Mansukh Mandaviya (Porbandar), Parshottam Rupala (Rajkot), Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and SP Singh Baghel (Agra). The fate of former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai (Haveri) and Badruddin Ajmal (Dhubri) will also bedecided on May 7. Several members of Mulayam Singh Yadavs family are also contesting in this phase in Uttar Pradesh. The Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2 seats) will also go to polls in the third phase while the election in the Anatnag-Rajouri seat has been put off to the sixth phase due to logistic reasons. In Maharashtra, where 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats will go to polls, a riveting contest is on in Baramati between Sharad Pawars daughter Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar, wife of the veteran leader's estranged nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. In Madhya Pradesh, four-time chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Congress veteran Digvijay Singh are seeking election from Vidisha, Guna and Rajgarh seats respectively. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday reiterated that the BJP is going to win all the 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state. He said, This time, it will be 11 out of 11 in Chhattisgarh. I can say it confidently based on the feedback received from across the state. Meanwhile, in the Congress-ruled Karnataka which changed the campaigning track with the Hassan sex scandal, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah exuded confidence in the partys prospects and said, In the first phase of the election for 14 constituencies, our information and inputs from local workers indicate a potential win of 8-9 seats. Looking ahead to the second phase on May 7, we anticipate securing more than 10 seats. In total, we are poised to clinch at least 20 seats in the state.
Surjewala Accuses Modi, JD(S) of Protecting Alleged Rapist
Belagavi: AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala blamed Narendra Modi and JD(S) leaders for protecting a 'mass rapist.' During a press conference, Surjewala posed ten questions to the Prime Minister on the issue related to Prajwal Revanna. Why did the Prime Minister and BJP leaders ally with the Janata Dal (Secular) despite being aware of serious allegations against their candidate? When Modi and Shah received a letter from a BJP leader raising concerns, why did they proceed with the alliance and why was Prajwal made a candidate? Surjewala questioned. He further questioned Modi's public endorsement of Prajwal Revanna during an event in Hassan, despite being aware of the allegations against him. Why did Modi openly support Prajwal, stating his victory would strengthen him while remaining silent on the accusations? Surjewala queried. Surjewala also raised concerns about the Central government's awareness of Prajwal's alleged attempt to flee the country. Despite requests from the SIT to the CBI and the Modi government for Prajwal's return, why have they not taken action? CM Siddaramaiah also urged the PM to cancel Prajwal's diplomatic passport, but why hasn't this been done? Our SIT wanted the CBI to take measures to issue a blue corner notice to Prajwal. Why hasn't Modi acted upon it? Whose responsibility is it to bring back someone fleeing the country? Surjewala demanded answers. Accusing the BJP of attempting to alter the constitution, Surjewala cited remarks from several BJP candidates and leaders. I challenge Modi through the media to withdraw the candidature of those advocating constitutional changes and expel Anant Kumar Hegde, he asserted. Surjewala further elaborated on various BJP initiatives aimed at undermining the constitution and eliminating reservations.
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Prajwal Revanna case: Karnataka government to give financial assistance to rape victims
BELAGAVI: The state government will give financial assistance to victims of alleged sexual assault by Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, said AICC general secretary RS Surjewala in Belagavi on Sunday. Surjewala said it has been the worst and rare case that happened for the first time in the country and thousands of women suffered the worst abuse. Addressing a press conference in Belagavi on Sunday, Surjewala said, Rahul Gandhi has written to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah stating that a psychic individual (Prawal Revanna) who committed heinous crimes, has allegedly raped an elderly aged 68 years and also did the videos of raping thousands of women of different ages. In this case, a woman has also been allegedly kidnapped by the accused's family. Rahul Gandhi demanded a thorough investigation into the case. Surjewala also hit out at the Narendra Modi government, stating that Modi and Janata Dal (S) leaders were giving protection to a mass rapist. Surjewala also questioned why did the BJP remain silent and continued with the alliance with the JD(S) despite being aware of Prajwal Revanna's heinous crimes. Despite knowing about Prajwal Revanna's involvement in this case, the BJP-JDS leaders decided to field him as their candidate in the Lok Sabha election, charged Surjewala, adding that why did Modi go to Hassan for election campaign and held and raised the hand of Prajwal Revanna in the rally saying that Prajwal Revanna ki jeeth se Modi ko takath milegi. Surjewala also questioned as to whether Modi and Shah were not aware of Prajwal Revanna running away from the country. Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah wrote to the PM to cancel the diplomatic passport issued to Prajwal Revanna and also appealed to the CBI to issue a blue corner notice to know the whereabouts of Prajwal, said Surjewala, adding that it was the duty of the Centre to bring back an individual who committed heinous crime and ran away from the country.
Prajwal Revanna Faces Blue Corner Notice; Congress Demands PM's Response
Prajwal Revanna Faces Blue Corner Notice; Congress Demands PM's Response The Karnataka government on Sunday said a Blue Corner Notice has been issued against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, facing sexual abuse allegations, while his MLA father was remanded to custody in a related case. The Congress party kept up the attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the matter, asking him to break his 'silence' on the issue in which the BJP's alliance party leader is accused. The Congress-led Karnataka government announced financial assistance to those were allegedly sexually assaulted by Prajwal. ''Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced financial assistance to the rape victims who are in hundreds, since it is a unique case which has never happened in the last 75 years,'' Congress general secretary and the party's Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala said at a press conference in the presence of the state CM, in Bengaluru. With Prajwal stated to have left the country, a Blue Corner notice has been issued against him and the Interpol's help is being taken to bring the NDA's Hassan Lok Sabha candidate back to India, Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara said. A Blue Corner Notice is issued by the international police cooperation body to collect additional information from its member countries about a person's identity, location or activities in relation to a crime. ''Already Blue Corner notice has been issued. The Interpol will inform all the countries and locate him,'' Parameshwara told reporters. Explicit video clips allegedly involving the 33-year-old Prajwal, grandson of JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, had started making the rounds in Hassan in recent days, following which the state government constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the sexual abuse allegations against the MP. Meanwhile, on Sunday, Prajwal's father and JD(S) MLA, HD Revanna was remanded to police custody till May 8 by a Bengaluru court in connection with a case of alleged kidnapping and illegal confining of a woman. Revanna was arrested on Saturday by the SIT after his bail plea was rejected in the case related to kidnapping and illegally confining a woman who is the mother of three children. Police had also arrested one Sathish Babanna in connection with the abduction and secured the victim from a farmhouse. The FIR was registered against the 66-year-old Revanna based on a complaint by the woman's son on Thursday. After his medical examination at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital here, the former minister was produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, who remanded him to the custody of the SIT. The SIT was formed by the Karnataka government on the recommendation of the Karnataka State Commission for Women chief Nagalakshmi Chowdhary after a huge cache of explicit videos of Prajwal, allegedly sexually abusing women, became public. There are three FIRs registered in connection with the sexual abuse allegations, involving the father and son, in total. In the first case in Holenarasipura, the cook and relative of the Revannas complained that the two had molested her. In the second complaint at CID Bengaluru, a JD(S) leader accused Prajwal of raping her at gunpoint, videographing the incident and then blackmailing her. The third complaint is against H D Revanna pertaining to the abduction and illegal detention of a woman. Before being produced before the magistrate, Revanna claimed there is no evidence of his involvement. ''There are no evidences pertaining to the May 2 complaint. It's a big political conspiracy... A conspiracy was hatched against me,'' Revanna told reporters at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, where he was taken for a medical checkup. The Congress on Sunday once again targeted PM over the issue and asserted that its women's wing will keep raising its voice until Prajwal is brought back to India to face the law. All India Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba slammed Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani and National Women Commission Chairperson Rekha Sharma for being silent on the case. ''Today half the population of the country is demanding that Smriti Irani and Rekha Sharma break their silence,'' she said at a press conference at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has also expressed concern over the matter and former party chief Rahul Gandhi has written a letter to the Karnataka chief minister, asking for strict action, Lamba said. ''Prime Minister, break your silence. Until PM Modi brings Prajwal Revanna from Germany and hands him over to the Karnataka government, Mahila Congress will raise its voice from every corner of the country. Not only us, half the population of the country (women) will ask you questions,'' she said. ''Mahila Congress will 'gherao' PM Modi everywhere, because we are not afraid of your power and police machinery,'' she said.
Interpols help sought to bring back Prajwal facing sexual assault allegations
Bengaluru, May 5 (UNI) Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara disclosed on Sunday that a Blue Corner notice has been issued and Interpols assistance sought to repatriate Prajwal Revanna, the NDA candidate for the Hassan Lok Sabha seat. Prajwal is currently facing accusations of sexual harassment. A Blue Corner Notice, issued by the international police cooperation... The post Interpols help sought to bring back Prajwal facing sexual assault allegations first appeared on Central India's Premier English Daily .
SIT Opens Helpline To Aid Sexually Harassed Victims Of Hassan
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Criminal Investigation Department on Sunday stated to have opened an helpline number 6360938947 for the convenience of sexual harassed victims with reference to Hassan district and asked victims or complinants, if any, to come forward and file their complaints to the SIT investigating the allegations of series of sexual exploitation complaints allegedly by Hassan Janata Dal Secular (JDS) Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna and his father and JDS MLA H.D. Revanna. A press note from SIT on Sunday stated that during the investigations it has come to the notice of the sleuths of SIT that several women have been victims of the alleged sexual exploitation and appealed to victims or complinants to file their complaints, if any. SIT assured the victims that their names among details will be kept confidential besides, suitable protection to them and also legal help. Meanwhile, Minister for Home Dr G Parameshwar told reporters in Bengaluru that a 'blue corner' notice has been issued against Prajwal Revanna who had fled the country after video clips of his alleged involvement in a series of sexual exploitation of women were circulated in public. The Home Minister SIT sleuths have sought the assistance of Interpol officials to locate 'missing' Prajwal. The SIT sleuths will follow all procedures to secure Prajwal and that the State Government will provide all support in its investigation. Prajwal has been missing since April 26 when voting for the first phase of polling for 14 Lok Sabha seats ended. Prajwal contested Hassan Lok Sabha seat as Bharatiya Janata Party and JDS consensus nominee. SIT sleuths have served notice on Prajwal Revanna asking to appear before the investigating officer but he has sought a weeks time to appear before the SIT. It is speculated that Prajwal has fled to Germany on a diplomatic passport.
Abduction case: JD(S) leader HD Revanna remanded to police custody till May 8
BENGALURU: JD(S) leader and party MLA H D Revanna was remanded to police custody till May 8 by a city court on Sunday in connection with a case of alleged kidnapping and illegal confining of a woman. Revanna, who is the son of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda, was arrested on Saturday by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) after his bail plea was rejected in a case related to kidnapping and illegally confining a woman who is the mother of three children. The FIR was registered against 66-year-old Revanna based on a complaint by the woman's son on Thursday. After his medical examination at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital here, the former minister was produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, who remanded him to the custody of the SIT. The SIT was formed by the Karnataka government on the recommendation of the Karnataka State Commission for Women chief Nagalakshmi Chowdhary after a huge cache of explicit videos of Revanna's son, JD(S) MP from Hassan Prajwal Revanna became public. Prajwal Revanna (33), who is the BJP-JD(S) Hassan Lok Sabha candidate, faces rape and molestation charges. In the complaint of abduction against H D Revanna to the K R Nagar police, the 20-year-old son of the victim had alleged that the MLA's close aide Sathish Babanna had taken his mother away on a motorcycle on April 29, stating that JD(S) leader wanted to see her. The complainant stated that Babanna told him that if his mother opened her mouth before the police, she and her family members would be arrested. Later, the 20-year-old complainant got to know from a friend and relative that his mother was among the women in the cache of videos that has gone public, and that it showed her being tied up and raped allegedly by Prajwal. As he expressed fear that his mother was in danger, police arrested Sathish Babanna and secured the victim from a farmhouse. There are three FIRs registered in connection the sexual abuse allegations, involving the father and son, in total. In the first case in Holenarasipura, the cook and relative of the Revannas complained that H D Revanna and his son Prajwal had molested her. In the second complaint at CID Bengaluru, a JD(S) leader accused Prajwal of raping her at gunpoint, videographing the incident and then blackmailing her. The third complaint is against HD Revanna pertaining to the abduction and illegal detention of a woman. Before being produced before the magistrate, Revanna claimed there is no evidence of his involvement in the case based on the complaint against him registered on May 2. There are no evidences pertaining to the May 2 complaint. It's a big political conspiracy. A conspiracy was hatched against me, Revanna told reporters at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, where he was taken for a medical checkup. He also said that there is no stain in his 40 years of political career. Prajwal is abroad and a blue corner notice has been issued against him, according to the Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara. A Blue Corner notice has been issued and Interpol's help is being taken to bring Prajwal back to India, the minister said. A Blue Corner Notice is issued by the international police cooperation body to collect additional information from its member countries about a person's identity, location or activities in relation to a crime.
JD(S) Leader H D Revanna Remanded to Police Custody for Alleged Abduction
JD(S) Leader H D Revanna Remanded to Police Custody for Alleged Abduction Senior JD(S) leader and party MLA H D Revanna was remanded to police custody till May 8 by a city court on Sunday in connection with a case of alleged kidnapping and illegal confining of a woman. Revanna, who is the son of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda, was arrested on Saturday by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) after his bail plea was rejected in a case related to kidnapping and illegally confining a woman who is the mother of three children. The FIR was registered against 66-year-old Revanna based on a complaint by the woman's son on Thursday. After his medical examination at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital here, the former minister was produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, who remanded him to the custody of the SIT. The SIT was formed by the Karnataka government on the recommendation of the Karnataka State Commission for Women chief Nagalakshmi Chowdhary after a huge cache of explicit videos of Revanna's son, JD(S) MP from Hassan Prajwal Revanna became public. Prajwal Revanna (33), who is the BJP-JD(S) Hassan Lok Sabha candidate, faces rape and molestation charges. In the complaint of abduction against H D Revanna to the K R Nagar police, the 20-year-old son of the victim had alleged that the MLA's close aide Sathish Babanna had taken his mother away on a motorcycle on April 29, stating that JD(S) leader wanted to see her. The complainant stated that Babanna told him that if his mother ''opened her mouth before the police'', she and her family members would be arrested. Later, the 20-year-old complainant got to know from a friend and relative that his mother was among the women in the cache of videos that has gone public, and that it showed her being tied up and raped allegedly by Prajwal. As he expressed fear that his mother was in danger, police arrested Sathish Babanna and secured the victim from a farmhouse. There are three FIRs registered in connection the sexual abuse allegations, involving the father and son, in total. In the first case in Holenarasipura, the cook and relative of the Revannas complained that H D Revanna and his son Prajwal had molested her. In the second complaint at CID Bengaluru, a JD(S) leader accused Prajwal of raping her at gunpoint, videographing the incident and then blackmailing her. The third complaint is against HD Revanna pertaining to the abduction and illegal detention of a woman. Before being produced before the magistrate, Revanna claimed there is no evidence of his involvement in the case based on the complaint against him registered on May 2. ''There are no evidences pertaining to the May 2 complaint. It's a big political conspiracy... A conspiracy was hatched against me,'' Revanna told reporters at the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, where he was taken for a medical checkup. He also said that there is no stain in his 40 years of political career. Prajwal is abroad and a blue corner notice has been issued against him, according to the Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara. A Blue Corner notice has been issued and Interpol's help is being taken to bring Prajwal back to India, the minister said. A Blue Corner Notice is issued by the international police cooperation body to collect additional information from its member countries about a person's identity, location or activities in relation to a crime.
JDS MLA Remanded To 3 Day Over Sit Custody In Sexual Harassment Case
Bengaluru: The sleuths of Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D) investigating the alleged sexual harassment charge on Sunday produced one of the accused Janata Dal Secular (JDS) MLA and former minister H.D. Revanna, before 17 TH Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Judge Ravindra Kumar Kattimani at his residence in Koramangala of Bengaluru city. The Judge remanded Revanna to SIT custody till 3 pm on May 8. Earlier, SIT sleuths had made an appeal for a week's custody of Revanna. Revanna was taken into custody by SIT sleuths on Saturday evening from the residence of his father and former Prime Minister H.D. Devegowda is located at Padmanabhanagar in Bengaluru city. Before he was produced before the Judge on Sunday, SIT sleuths conducted a medical examination of Revanna at Bowing Hospital. Prior to medical examination, Revanna told reporters that he has been framed falsely in alleged sexual harassment case and later on in abduction case and alleged political conspiracy against me. Revanna alleged that a (false) case against was lodged on April 28 over alleged sexual harassment and when officials concerned could not gather any evidence against him, another case of alleged abduction against him has been lodged on May 2 leading to his arrest by SIT sleuths. Revanna is charged with sexual harassment to women along with his son and Janata Dal Secular Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna and cases against both of them have been lodged at Holenarsipura Town police station in Hassan after a victim filed a police complaint against father and his son. Holenarsipura is the native place of Revanna and he represents Holenarsipur Assembly seat. Abduction case of a woman against Revanna has been lodged at Krishnaraja Nagar police station in Mysuru district and the police complaint has been lodged by the victim's son H.D. Raju, a resident of Hebbalu Koppalu in K.R. Nagar taluk of Mysuru district. Minister for Home Dr G Parameshwara told reporters in Bengaluru that Revanna has been arrested based on a complaint as per law. Legal actions will follow against Revanna.
The campaigning for the second phase of polling in Congress-ruled Karnataka is overshadowed by the 'Hassan sex scandal'. Both the Congress and BJP are actively targeting each other over various issues as the crucial elections on May 7 approach.
State govt. to provide financial aid to victims of Hassan sex scandal
The State government has requested the Centre to urge Interpol to issue a blue corner notice against accused MP Prajwal Revanna
The Central Bureau of Investigation has issued a blue corner notice against Prajwal Revanna. What it means for the Hassan MP? All you need to know.
Campaigning for second phase of 14 LS seats ends in Karnataka as 'sex scandal' dominates narrative
Campaigning for second phase of 14 LS seats ends in Karnataka as 'sex scandal' dominates narrative The campaigning for the second phase of polling in 14 Lok Sabha segments in Congress-ruled Karnataka ended on Sunday, with the ''Hassan sex scandal'' wading into the narrative in no small measure. Tuesday's elections (May 7) matter the most for the BJP as it had bagged all those 14 seats in the 2019 polls. Karnataka has a total of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. The first phase of elections for 14 segments was held on April 26. Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have targeted the BJP over the alleged sex scandal involving Hassan JD(S) MP, Prajwal Revanna, in campaign rallies. Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prajwal Revanna had raped 400 women, and lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for seeking votes for a ''mass rapist'' and sought his apology. Prajwal, grandson of former prime minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda, is facing allegations of sexually abusing women. The state government has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the charges. Prajwal Revanna was the JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate from Hassan seat which went to polls on April 26. The JD(S) joined the BJP-led NDA in September last year. The BJP, on the other hand, has attacked the government for alleged failure to ''contain anti-national activities'', and incidents of 'Love Jihad' and 'appeasement politics'. The party leaders repeatedly referred to the bomb blast at a cafe here on March 1, the murder of 23-year-old Neha Hiremath on a college campus in Hubballi by Fayaz Khondunaik on April 18 and the raising of pro-Pakistan slogans in the corridors of Vidhana Soudha on February 27. Speaking to reporters in the district headquarters town of Belagavi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said, ''In the first phase, we will win about eight to nine seats. In the second phase, we will win in 10 constituencies.'' The Congress is also banking heavily on the state government's guarantee schemes and remains optimistic that they will pay the party electoral dividends. Among the candidates in the fray for the May 7 polls is Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, who is seeking a fifth straight term from Dharwad. There will be a by-poll to the Shorapur assembly constituency in Yadgir district on May 7 following the death of Congress MLA Raja Venkatappa Naik in February this year. The 14 segments going to polls on Tuesday are: Belgaum (Belagavi), Uttara Kannada, Chikkodi, Bagalkot (Bagalkote), Bidar, Haveri, Dharwad, Koppal, Bellari (Ballari), Raichur, Bijapur (Vijayapura), Davangere and Shimoga (Shivamogga) and Gulbarga (Kalaburagi). According to the Election Commission, 227 candidates are in the fray. The BJP and the Congress have fielded 14 candidates each while the Bahujan Samaj Party is trying its luck in nine seats. There are 117 independents. Also, 73 people are fighting the election from registered unrecognised parties. The 14 constituencies have 2.59 crore voters, the EC said, adding, there are a total of 28,257 main polling stations. Among the BJP contestants are: former Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai (Haveri) and Jagadish Shettar (Belgaum), former Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (Uttara Kannada) and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra (Shimoga). Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge's son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani is contesting from Gulbarga. The Congress has fielded Minister Eshwar Khandre's son Sagar Khandre (Bidar), Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar's son Mrinal Hebbalkar (Belgaum), Minister Satish Jarkiholi's daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi (Chikkodi), Minister Shivanand Patil's daughter Samyukta Patil (Bagalkot) and Geetha Shivarajkumar, who is wife of Kannada film actor Shivarajkumar and daughter of former Chief Minister late S Bangarappa (Shimoga). As Congress has fielded Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology S S Mallikarjun's wife Prabha Mallikarjun from Davangere, the BJP gave ticket to Gayathri Siddeshwara, who is wife of MP G M Siddeshwara. The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to increase voter turnout amid the soaring temperatures in the 14 constituencies. From arranging shamianas and tents, additional fans and drinking water facilities, to keeping ambulances on standby and using adjacent rooms of the polling booth as waiting areas, the Election Commission is making efforts to ensure that the polling percentage is not affected due to the ''harsh summer''. In this first phase, Karnataka recorded 69.56 per cent voter turnout. Speaking to PTI, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Meena said the constituencies where polling will take place on May 7 are in North Karnataka region and the temperature is slightly high there, ''so we have made all necessary arrangements to ensure that people aren't deterred from coming out of their homes to vote.''
Blue-corner notice issued against Prajwal Revanna: Karnataka Home Minister
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has said that a blue-corner notice has been issued to locate Hassan MP and accused in a sexual abuse and abduction case, Prajwal Revanna. A blue corner notice is a part of Interpol's colour-coded notices which enable countries to share alerts and requests for information [on wanted persons/crimes] worldwide. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case has earlier sent a request to the CBI, the nodal body for Interpol matters in India, seeking a Blue Corner Notice against Prajwal Revanna. The SIT officials have also informed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah about the possibility of CBI issuing the Blue Corner Notice against Prajwal. The chief minister held a meeting with SIT officials on Saturday on the cases against Prajwal. Meanwhile, Home Minister Parameshwara was also reported as saying that the state government has given full freedom to the SIT. It may be recalled that Prajwal did not appear before the SIT although it issued lookout notices against him on Thursday and Friday. No bail, HD Revanna in SIT custody Prajwal is said to have gone to Germany on April 27. Prajwal, who has a diplomatic passport, does not need any visa to go abroad. After the first notice was issued, the MP, through his advocate, had sought a weeks time to appear before the SIT. However, his petition was turned down. It is said that Prajwal has booked a return ticket to Bengaluru from Munich on May 15 and will land in Bengaluru in the wee hours of May 16. The state government constituted the SIT after explicit video clips involving Prajwal Revanna had started making the rounds in Hassan and charges of rape were levelled against him by a large number of women. Prajwal's father and former minister H D Revanna was on Friday arrested by the SIT in connection with the case. The SIT picked up Revanna from his father and former prime minister H D Deve Gowdas house in Bengaluru. Revoke Prajwals passport, Karnataka CM tells PM again
Karnataka obscene video scandal: Three more victims approach SIT
Bengaluru: As the Special Investigation Team intensifies its hunt abroad for the absconding Prajwal Revanna, sitting JD(S) MP and candidate for Hassan, three more victims in the obscene video scandal have approached the SIT, sources said on Sunday. The victims approached the SIT after the arrest of H.D. Revanna on Saturday and sleuths are likely Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Karnataka government to give financial assistance to Prajwal rape victims
BELAGAVI: The Congress government in Karnataka will provide financial assistance to those allegedly sexually assaulted by JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna , the national party said on Sunday. Congress general secretary and the party's Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala made this announcement at a press conference here in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He said former Congress president Rahul Gandhi had demanded that appropriate action be taken against the accused. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced financial assistance to the rape victims who are in hundreds, since it is a unique case which has never happened in the last 75 years, Surjewala said. Prajwal, the JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, is the grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and nephew of former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. He is wanted in a case pertaining to rape and molestation after hundreds of explicit videos allegedly came out in open. INTERVIEW| Hassan sex scandal will boomerang on Congress, says HD Kumaraswamy Flanked by Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Surjewala charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah with protecting their alliance partner JD(S) candidate, who is a 'mass rapist'. Why did BJP form an alliance with the JD(S) despite having information about Prajwal? he asked. He also sought to know why the External Affairs Ministry did not stop Prajwal from fleeing abroad. Why did the PM not cancel Prajwal's diplomatic passport and why no blue corner notice through Interpol was issued to bring him back? Surjewala questioned. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said a blue corner notice will be issued to bring Prajwal back. JD(S) leader HD Revanna detained in kidnapping case after court rejects anticipatory bail
Karnataka obscene video case: HD Revanna refutes charges of kidnap, sexual harassment
Bengaluru: Former Minister and JD(S) MLA HD Revanna has refuted the charges of kidnapping and sexual harassment of the victim of an obscene video case which involves his son, sitting MP and candidate for Hassan Lok Sabha seat, Prajwal Revanna, during the questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), sources said Sunday. The SIT chief, []
