“Prajwal Revanna raped my mother and forced me to take off my clothes via video call”: Woman tells police of her horror

Cases against Prajwal Revanna, the JD(S) MP who has faced serious charges of rape and sexual harassment of several women over the years, continue to mount as a woman has come forward and the MP and his father HD Ravenna accused of sexual assault and harassment. The woman gave a detailed statement before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Karnataka Police and alleged that Prajwal Revanna had raped her mother four to five years ago at his residence in Bengaluru.

Furthermore, the woman alleged that Prajwal Revanna manipulated her into responding to his video calls in which the MP asked her to take off her clothes and threatened to harm her mother.

“He (Prajwal) used to call me and ask me to remove my clothes. He called my mother’s cell phone and forced me to answer the video calls. When I refused, he threatened to harm me and my mother,” the victim was quoted as saying by India Today.

She said Prajwal Revanna raped her mother under the threat of snatching her father’s job. After the family filed a police report, her father was released. The woman also alleged that her mother was also sexually harassed by HD Revanna.

“She (my mother) came home only every four to five months. She was harassed so much that she didn’t call us until late in the evening, around 1 or 2 o’clock. She hardly spoke to us. They treated my mother like a slave and attacked my father,” she alleged.

“Sexually harass all employees”

The woman confirmed reports that Prajwal Revanna sexually harassed all the female servants on the pretext of giving them fruits. “Yes, it is true that Revanna sexually harassed the female servants on the pretext of giving them fruits while Prajwal raped my mother. So far, only three people have spoken publicly about these incidents. Three other servants…” “They didn’t talk about these atrocities,” the woman said.

When the sex scandal broke and the videos circulated on the Internet, Prajwal Ravenna flew abroad and is reportedly in Germany. The central authorities have issued a blue corner notice to locate the JD(S) leader while his father HD Revanna is in judicial custody till May 14.

The Karnataka Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) has set up a helpline number where victims can come forward and lodge their complaints.