The Karnataka police booked Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna on rape fees on Thursday.
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The Karnataka police booked Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna on rape charges on Thursday, and have issued a lookout circular against the “absconding” MP a day after he did not appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that’s probing his alleged sexual crimes.
His father and former Minister H.D. Revanna, who additionally skipped the SIT summons on Thursday, approached the particular courtroom searching for anticipatory bail.
The fees against the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Devegowda have been filed after a second girl filed a criticism that she was “coerced to have sexual relationship” with him. Based on the criticism, Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, that offers with rape, has been invoked against the MP. He has beforehand been booked for sexual harassment on the idea of one other girl’s criticism on April 28. His father has additionally been named within the first cost.
Appeal to victims
Earlier within the day, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara mentioned {that a} second sufferer had come ahead and lodged a criticism against Mr. Prajwal Revanna. The Home Minister additionally appealed to different victims, particularly those that have been allegedly featured in express movies that are being circulated by way of social media, to return ahead and make statements earlier than the SIT. He promised that the federal government would supply security, defend their id, and guarantee justice.
Replying to a query, Mr. Parameshwara mentioned, “The government will not protect the accused and the investigation will be conducted on the basis of evidence collected through the fact findings.”
All immigration factors
The look-out circular has been issued for all immigration factors which might imply that Mr. Prajwal Revanna will probably be detained as quickly as he experiences at any of the immigration factors at airports, sea ports, or at border checkposts. The MP is believed to have left the nation utilizing his diplomatic passport on April 27, a day after the elections. He is now believed to be in Munich, in Germany.
SIT sources mentioned that his return ticket has been booked for May 15. An advocate claiming to characterize the Hassan MP had sought seven days’ time for his shopper to current himself earlier than the SIT. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has already urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel his diplomatic passport and produce him again to “face the full force of law.”
No political clearance sought: MEA
Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesman A. Randhir Jaiswal has mentioned that they weren’t approached for “political clearance”; nor did the Ministry challenge any clearance for enabling international journey by Prajwal Revanna.
“No political clearance was either sought from or issued by MEA in respect of the travel of the said MP to Germany. Obviously, no visa note was issued either. No visa is required for diplomatic passport holders to travel to Germany. The Ministry has not issued visa note for any other country,” mentioned Mr. Jaiswal.
The SIT has been set as much as probe accusations concerning a whole lot of express movies allegedly depicting a number of girls who have been sexually exploited by Mr. Ravenna. The Hassan MP has now been suspended by the Janata Dal (Secular), which he represents within the Parliament. He is searching for re-election from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency the place he’s pitted against Congress nominee Shreyas Patel.
Revanna strikes courtroom
Meanwhile, Mr. Revanna senior, the Holenarasipura MLA, moved a particular courtroom in Bengaluru searching for anticipatory bail because the SIT has invoked sexual harassment fees within the case lodged against him and his MP son, filed by his former maid on the Holenarasipura police station. The particular courtroom, after asking the Special Public Prosecutor B.N. Jagadeesha to just accept the discover and file any objection to the plea for anticipatory bail, adjourned the listening to until Friday.