Suraj Revanna, brother of Prajwal Revanna, arrested for sexually abusing a man – India News

Janata Dal (Secular) MLC Suraj Revanna, brother of former MP Prajwal Revanna, was arrested on Sunday on charges of “unnatural offences” after a party worker accused him of sexual abuse, PTI reported, citing police sources.

According to police, Revanna, 37, was taken into custody after a 27-year-old man filed a complaint that the incident took place on June 16 at Revanna’s farmhouse in Ghannikada.

Suraj was questioned overnight at the CEN police station in Hassan before being arrested, the sources said.

Based on the complaint, the Holenarasipura police registered a case against the JD(S) MLC under sections 377 (unnatural offences), 342 (wrongful deprivation of liberty) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) late on Saturday night.

Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and nephew of Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, denied the allegations and alleged that the complainant was trying to extort Rs 50 crore from him. He accused the man of filing a false complaint.

Previously, the police had initiated extortion proceedings against the JD(S) employee, who allegedly demanded money by Revanna, who threatened to file a sexual assault complaint. The demand reportedly started at Rs 5 crore but was reduced to Rs 2 crore.

Revanna’s brother Prajwal Revanna, a former MP from Hassan, is also facing legal problems related to alleged sexual assaults on several women.

Prajwal was arrested last month upon his return from Germany, where he had been staying since charges of rape and intimidation were brought against him.

Her parents, HD Revanna and Bhavani, are currently out on bail on charges of kidnapping a victim in connection with Prajwal’s cases.