Prajwal Revanna: India MP arrested in sex abuse case on return to country

Police in India have arrested a lawmaker who fled the nation after being accused of sexually abusing a number of girls.

Prajwal Revanna, who left India on 27 April, was arrested on his arrival from Germany within the southern metropolis of Bengaluru (previously Bangalore) early on Friday.

Mr Revanna has denied all of the allegations in opposition to him.

The 33-year-old MP belongs to the Janata Dal (Secular) occasion, which is an ally of PM Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Occasion.

Mr Revanna, who belongs to an influential political household, is in search of re-election from the Hassan constituency within the southern state of Karnataka.

However shortly earlier than voting in Hassan, 1000’s of USB sticks with movies of the MP allegedly abusing girls circulated in Karnataka, sparking outrage.

Mr Revanna didn’t touch upon the movies, however an official from his workplace stated that the movies had been doctored.

He fled the nation shortly after voting led to his constituency.

Reviews say the police have registered three circumstances of sexual assault in opposition to the MP to date.

A particular police staff arrange by Karnataka Chief Minister Okay Siddaramaiah is investigating the circumstances.

On 18 Could, a particular court docket had issued an arrest warrant in opposition to Mr Revanna, following an software moved by the particular investigation staff (SIT).

Days earlier than he was arrested, Mr Revanna had utilized for anticipatory bail however a court docket on Thursday rejected his plea.

After remaining lacking for a number of weeks, Mr Revanna had launched a video on 27 Could by which he said that he would appear earlier than the SIT on Friday.

The video got here out shortly after his grandfather, former Indian prime minister HD Deve Gowda, requested him to return to India and face the investigation.

Mr Revanna’s father, HD Revanna and uncle HD Kumaraswamy are each influential legislators within the Karnataka state meeting.

HD Revanna can be accused of sexual harassment and legal intimidation in a police criticism lodged by a former worker of the household. He was arrested for six days however freed on bail final month. He has additionally denied the allegations, calling them a political conspiracy.