Siddaramaiah Sets Up Team To Probe Sex Scandal Involving JDS MP

Bengaluru:

A day after voting occurred within the constituency, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered the formation of a particular investigation staff to probe a intercourse scandal allegedly involving Hassan MP and Janata Dal (Secular) candidate from the seat, Prajwal Revanna. Mr Revanna, grandson of JDS chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, has left for Germany.

After movies depicting sexual acts started circulating in Hassan, a few of which allegedly concerned ladies being pressured or filmed with out their consent, the Karnataka State Commission for Women had, on Thursday, requested the chief minister to arrange a particular investigation staff. 

Announcing the choice on Saturday, Siddaramaiah wrote in Kannada on X, “The government has decided to form a special investigation team in connection with the Prajwal Revanna obscene video case. Obscene video clips are circulating in Hassan district, where it appears that women have been sexually assaulted.

“In this backdrop, the Chairperson of the Women’s Commission had written a letter to the federal government to conduct an SIT investigation. This determination has been taken in response to their request,” he wrote.

Mr Revanna left for Germany on Saturday morning.

The JDS is in an alliance with the BJP and, earlier in the day, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar demanded answers from the ruling party at the Centre as well. 

“The allegations of sexual assault usually are not simply on some random Hassan chief. (Karnataka BJP Chief) BY Vijayendra and others should reply. I learn experiences of them saying that the Women’s Commission is attempting to tarnish their picture. The Commission has written a letter to the chief minister and the house Minister,” Mr Shivakumar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. 

On JDS leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy’s indirectly accusing him of involvement in the case, Mr Shivakumar said, “Let him deliver up my identify. I’ll expose him. Is he justifying sexual assault in opposition to ladies by speaking like this?”