India News | JD MLC Suraj Revanna, accused of sexually assaulting a man, remanded in custody till July 1

Bengaluru, June 24 (PTI) – A court here on Monday remanded JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, who was arrested in connection with a case of alleged sexual assault of a man, in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) till July 1.

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Suraj Revanna, brother of former MP Prajwal Revanna, who is accused of sexually abusing several women, was arrested by the Hassan police on Sunday. The case was subsequently handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department by the state government.

After transferring him from Hassan to Bengaluru, the CID produced the 37-year-old before the 42nd Judge of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (ACMM) on Sunday evening, who remanded him in custody for 14 days.

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Police have filed an FIR against him under sections 377 (unnatural offences), 342 (wrongful confinement), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (acts done by several persons with common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after the 27-year-old, a JD(S) worker, filed a complaint alleging that he was sexually assaulted by the MLC at his farm in Ghannikada on June 16.

After receiving the file, the criminal police approached the court on Monday and demanded his custody. The judge ordered him to be remanded in custody for eight days until July 1.

Suraj Revanna, the eldest son of Holenarasipura MP HD Revanna and grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, has categorically denied the allegations.

He further alleged that the JD(S) worker had filed a “false complaint” to extort five crore rupees from him.

On Friday, police registered a case of extortion against Suraj Revanna following a complaint from Shivakumar, a close confidant of Suraj Revanna.

Shivakumar had alleged that the party worker tried to extort money from Suraj Revanna by threatening to file a false sexual abuse case against him.

It is alleged that Suraj Revanna’s husband initially demanded Rs 5 crore, but the amount was later reduced to Rs 2 crore.

Suraj’s father was recently arrested for allegedly kidnapping a victim of sexual abuse by Prajwal Revanna to prevent her from testifying against the former MP. He is out on bail. His mother Bhavani Revanna has obtained interim bail in the same case.

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