Prajwal Revanna’s brother claims a man threatened him with a false sexual assault complaint | Latest news from India

An aide of Karnataka MLC Suraj Revanna, the elder brother of sexual assault accused Prajwal Revanna, has filed a police complaint against a man and his family member. They alleged that the two had tried to extort money from the politician by threatening to file a false sexual assault complaint. The police arrested the two after receiving the complaint.

Shivakumar, a close associate of Suraj Revanna, filed the complaint against Chethan KS and his brother-in-law.

Chethan KS filed a counter-complaint accusing Suraj Revanna of sexually harassing him.

Suraj Revanna is the son of Holenarasipura MP HD Revanna and grandson of former Prime Minister HD Dewe Gowda.

In the complaint, Shivakumar claimed that Chethan became his friend and started working for the Suraj Revanna Brigade.

Recently, Chethan asked for money to meet his family’s expenses, but when Shivakumar refused, the accused threatened to file a police complaint accusing Suraj Revanna of sexually harassing him.

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Shivakumar claimed that Chethan had initially demanded ₹5 crore, but later revised his demand to ₹2 Crores.

Police have registered a case against Chethan and his brother-in-law under sections 384 (extortion), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (involvement of others in conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Chethan told a private channel that Suraj Revanna allegedly sexually abused him on a farm, NDTV reported.

Revanna’s brother Prajwal Revanna was arrested earlier this month by the Karnataka Police’s SIT, which is investigating cases related to hundreds of sexually explicit videos allegedly featuring the former MP. The 33-year-old politician is in judicial custody.

The scandal came to light after thousands of USB sticks containing the explicit videos were circulated across Karnataka ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Prajwal Revanna’s former constituency Hassan.

In April, Prajwal Revanna left India shortly after his domestic helper filed a complaint.

The Janata Dal (Secular) has suspended Prajwal Revanna.

Her father, HD Revanna, was arrested in May in a kidnapping case related to the sexual abuse videos. He is out on bail.

Revanna lost the Lok Sabha elections to Hassan.

With contributions from PTI