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  • Prajwal Revanna taken to hospital for medical examination

    Suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, facing allegations of sexually abusing several women, was taken to hospital for medical examination under tight security on Friday, police said. Escorted by female police officials, he was taken to Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital here.

    The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the allegations against Prajwal arrested him as soon as he landed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru in the wee hours of Friday.

    The 33 year-old MP, who arrived from Germany’s Munich, was taken to the CID office for interrogation, sources in the SIT said. The SIT is also contemplating a potency test on Prajwal. AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther StatesA potency test is done to ascertain that a rape accused is capable of committing sexual assault on victims.

    Prajwal, grandson of Deve Gowda and the BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha segment, is facing charges of sexually abusing many women. He has been so far booked in three cases of sexual assault.

  • Karnataka: Govt writes to MEA, seeks cancellation of diplomatic passport of Revanna jr

    The State Government has written to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) seeking cancellation of the diplomatic passport issued to Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna for dodging summons from the special investigation team (SIT) probing complaints of sexual abuse of women, against him.

    The letter follows a special court issuing an arrest warrant against him, Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday.

    The first-time MP is seeking reelection from Hassan as an NDA candidate, and fled the country a day after the April 26 polls.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the home minister added, had already written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for speedy cancellation of his passport.AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther StatesThe government asking for cancellation of the passport in accordance with the law was one thing. But a court has issued an arrest warrant now, and the government has followed up on its earlier letter with a fresh one, the minister said.If the MEA were to cancel Revanna Jr’s diplomatic passport, it would become impossible for the MP to stay on in a foreign country and would be forced to return, Parameshwara said. He also added that the MEA would have to respond to the state’s communication now.The SIT is probing complaints of sexual harassment alleged by the Hassan MP and widespread leaks of explicit videos days ahead of the polls.On May 18, the special court trying cases involving elected representatives ordered an arrest warrant against Revanna Jr after the SIT made an application seeking the same.

    The SIT has moved a step further in efforts to get the MP back in Bengaluru at the earliest after its look out notices and blue corner notice have not led to his return.

  • Dombivli gang-rape case: Police arrests all 33 accused

    By ANI

    THANE: All 33 people accused of allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl, several times over a period of 9-months, in the Dombivli area of Maharashtra’s Thane district, have been arrested, said police on Monday, September 27, 2021.

    “One more accused arrested by the Police. All 33 accused, including two minors, have been arrested. The two minor accused have been sent to Child Correction Home,” informed the Maharashtra Police in the statement.

    Meanwhile, the rape survivor was discharged from the hospital on September 25.

    On the basis of the minor’s complaint, police on September 23, registered a case “under sections 376 (Rape), 376 (N), 376 (3), 376 (D) (A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act”, against 33 accused.

    Earlier police informed that of the 33 accused, two were minors and were sent to a juvenile correctional facility in Bhiwandi after being taken into custody.

    Thane Police has constitutes a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the matter.

    In January this year, the victim was allegedly gang-raped by her ‘friends’ who then filmed the crime which was used to blackmail her and to rape her again.

    “The video was then circulated among other friends and acquaintances of the accused, who too used it to blackmail the teen and rape her on multiple occasions,” police said.

    The case came to light after the victim shared it with her aunt, after which a complaint was filed against the accused.

    “The victim knew almost all the attackers,” the police said.