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  • External Affairs Ministry processing request for cancellation of Prajwal Revanna’s diplomatic passport

    External Affairs Ministry processing request for cancellation of Prajwal Revanna’s diplomatic passport

    NEW DELHI (TIP): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is processing a request from the Karnataka government to cancel the diplomatic passport of absconding Janata Dal(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces several allegations of sexual abuse, an official source said on May 23.

    “MEA has received a letter from the Karnataka government for cancellation of diplomatic passport in respect of MP Prajwal Revanna. This is being processed,” the source said. Prajwal Revanna, 33, is the grandson of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. He is believed to have been in Europe since April 27.  Prajwal Revanna assumed that political power of family would let him get away with anything, say people in Hassan.

    The Karnataka government has set up a Special Investigation Team to investigate the cases against Mr. Prajwal.

    Besides seeking the cancellation of the diplomatic passport, the Chief Minister urged Mr. Modi to “take prompt and concerted actions to secure Mr. Prajwal Revanna’s return to India”.

    “It is shameful that Mr. Prajwal Revanna, MP of Hassan, who is also the candidate from the JD(S) in the constituency in the 2024 general elections and the grandson of former Prime Minister, fled the country on April 27, 2024, to Germany using his diplomatic passport bearing the number D1135500 shortly after news of his heinous action emerged and just a few hours before the FIR was filed against him. He has abused his diplomatic privileges to flee the country and to escape criminal proceedings,” Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.

    “The accused Mr. Prajwal has managed to remain in hiding to this day despite the issue of a Look Out Circular, a Blue Corner Notice and two notices by the Investigating officer under Section 41A CrPC. The FIR against Mr. Prajwal contains charges in the nature of rape, sexual assault disrobing women and forcibly video graphing sexual acts in order to threaten the victims,” he said.

    “Therefore, I urge you to kindly consider this matter with utmost seriousness, take prompt and necessary actions to cancel the diplomatic passport of Mr. Prajwal Revanna under Section 10 (3)(h) of the Passport Act of 1967 or under any other relevant law and secure his return to the country in the interest of the public,” he added.

    The Ministry had earlier informed that the  passport could be revoked if a requisite judicial order was obtained in this regard from a court.

    “As far as the matter of revoking a diplomatic passport of a person is concerned, it comes under the Passport Act of 1967. And as per its provisions, a direction should come from the court. Only then it can be revoked,” Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on May 2 during an official briefing.

    Deve Gowda issues stern warning

    Mr. Deve Gowda, meanwhile, issued a stern warning to Mr. Prajwal Revanna, asking him to return to India and surrender before the police.

    “I have issued a warning to Prajwal Revanna to return immediately from wherever he is and subject himself to the legal process. He should not test my patience any further,” Mr. Deve Gowda said in a post on X. The JD(S) chief said he or his family would not interfere in the process of law.

  • Hassan sex abuse row: Prajwal Revanna accused of rape after fresh complaint

    Hassan sex abuse row: Prajwal Revanna accused of rape after fresh complaint

    Bengaluru (TIP)- Rape and kidnapping cases have been filed against JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna and his father and former Karnataka minister HD Revanna in the sex tapes scandal. These are the two fresh cases against the father-son duo in the matter.
    The rape case was filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Karnataka Police. It has been filed under Section 376 of the IPC. It lists charges under Section 376(2) (N) (committing rape repeatedly), 506 (criminal intimidation), 354A(1)(ii) (demand for sexual favour), 354(B) (assault or criminal force on a woman with the intention to disrobe her), and 354(C) (uploading of nude or semi-nude pictures), and the IT Act.
    Prajwal Revanna, who is the grandson of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda, has been named as the sole accused in the FIR. The SIT officers submitted the FIR to the magistrate’s court on Thursday.
    Besides, a kidnapping case has been lodged against the Karnataka MP by one Raju HD under Section 364A (kidnapping for ransom) and 365 (kidnapping with the intent to secretly or wrongfully confine a person) of the IPC. The complainant claimed that his mother was forcibly taken away on April 29 and later videos of her being sexually harassed went viral on social media.
    In the complaint, Raju alleged that he and his mother worked at the Revanna house and farmhouse for six years, and it had been three years since they quit. Shortly before the Lok Sabha elections began, a person identified as Satish went to their house and took his mother to a different region.
    On the day of the election, Satish brought his mother back home and said to Raju and his mother to elope if the police came to their house. “If they come to you, let me know, I’ll take you away,” the complainant was allegedly told.
    On April 29, around 9 pm, Satish went to Raju’s house again and forcibly took the latter’s mother, saying HD Revanna ordered her to be brought to him, citing a case will be filed against the complainant, and he might also go to jail if the police find him. On May 1, Raju learnt from his friends and his mother’s sexual assault video had gone viral. Later, his relatives told him that in the video, his mother’s legs could be seen tied.
    On May 1 night, Raju claimed to have called Satish to know about the whereabouts of his mother, pleading to send her back home. However, the complainant was allegedly intimidated, saying an FIR was filed against her mother over an earlier fight that involved HD Revanna and where she was seen holding a stick in a photo.
    “I don’t know where my mother was taken. I fear for her life. I request you to take action under the law and find my mother,” Raju wrote in the complaint.
    Earlier, a case was registered against Prajwal Revanna and HD Revanna for sexual harassment, intimidation, stalking and outraging the dignity of a woman based on a complaint by a woman who worked at their house.

    Prajwal Revanna, who is seeking re-election from Hassan constituency in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, has been embroiled in a massive controversy after multiple explicit videos purportedly of him were shared widely on social media. The JD(S) MP, however, has alleged the videos were morphed and also lodged a complaint in the matter via his polling agent.
    The SIT formed by the Karnataka government issued a global lookout notice against him on Thursday at all immigration centres around the world. Prajwal Revanna fled the country soon after the sexual abuse allegations surfaced, and later was reported to have gone to Frankfurt in Germany on April 26.
    Prajwal Revanna was supposed to appear before the SIT on Thursday. He, however, filed a plea with a sessions court in Bengaluru seeking anticipatory bail.
    However, the Ministry of External Affairs said that the JD(S) MP did not seek politicial clearance for his Germany trip.