Suraj Revanna remanded in custody for 14 days in sexual assault case | Latest news from India

Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) MLC Suraj Revanna was remanded to 14-day judicial custody on Sunday after he was arrested earlier in the day in connection with an alleged sexual assault case, ANI reported. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Karnataka Police is likely to approach the court tomorrow regarding the judicial remand. The next date of hearing is July 6.

Suraj Revanna, son of HD Revanna, was arrested on Saturday for sexually assaulting a male party worker. He has been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including “unnatural offences”.ALSO READ: ‘ ₹5 Crore demand, sodomy on a farm’: What 2 FIRs say in Suraj Revanna disputeRevanna, 37, is the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and the nephew of Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy. His brother Prajwal Revanna was already arrested after charges of rape and intimidation were levelled against him.

Chethan KS, 27, alleged that Suraj Revanna anally abused him on June 16 at his farm in Ghannikada in Holenarasipura taluk. In the FIR, the complainant accused Revanna of threatening him. Chethan also alleged that the JD(S) MLC told him to come to his farm whenever he was called. The complainant also alleged that a close aide of Suraj Revanna threatened him not to make the matter public and even offered him a job and ₹2 crore to keep quiet.

The JD(S) leader accuses Chethan KS of filing a “false complaint” to ₹5 crore from him. On Friday, a case of extortion was registered against the male JD(S) worker based on a complaint by Revanna’s close aide Shivakumar.

Shivakumar alleged that the party worker tried to extort money from the JD(S) MLC by threatening to file a false sexual abuse case against him.

It is alleged that the man demanded ₹5 crore from Suraj Revanna, the amount was later reduced to ₹2 crore. Reacting to his son’s arrest, HD Revanna said, “I will not react to anything. I have faith in God and judiciary. I am not afraid of such conspiracies. I know what it is, time will tell.” Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said the police took action only after finding evidence and he saw no conspiracy theory or political angle in the case. “There is no conspiracy. There was a complaint from an individual and on that basis they summoned Suraj Revanna. They investigated and found that there might be some truth in it,” the minister had said. (With agency sources)