Prajwal Revanna’s brother Suraj arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a male JD(S) worker

Suraj Revanna, a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council, was arrested on Sunday, June 23, less than 24 hours after he was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a male worker of the Janata Dal (Secular) party.

Suraj allegedly attacked the man on June 16 at the family farm in Gannikada in Channapatna taluk. Hassan police have booked him under sections 377 (unnatural sexual intercourse), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 342 (wrongful confinement).

The charges against Suraj, who is a doctor, come against the backdrop of his younger brother Prajwal Revanna being arrested and investigated for sexually assaulting at least four women. His father HD Revanna was accused of sexually assaulting a woman and both his father and mother were accused of kidnapping one of the women Prajwal allegedly sexually assaulted.

The complainant had given an interview to a Kannada television channel on Friday evening in which he described the alleged assault in detail. A day later, on Saturday, he lodged a complaint with the Holenarasipura Rural police station.

On Saturday, Suraj spoke to the media and said there was a conspiracy against him. “It is purely a political conspiracy against me. Let them do what they want. There is a law and that will decide. A complaint has been filed against the man. The investigation will take place and the truth will come out. I believe in the law. It is purely a political conspiracy but I will not react, the investigation is on and the truth will come out,” he said.

Suraj’s associate had filed a complaint against the complainant on June 22 alleging extortion. Suraj’s uncle and Union minister HD Kumaraswamy distanced himself from the allegations and told the media that the law would take its course.