On Sunday morning the Karnataka Police arrested Janata Dal (Secular) MLC Surja Revanna, brother of rape-accused former MP Prajwal Revanna, in connection with a sexual assault case, said officials adding that before taking him to custody, he will undergo a medical examination.
The arrest came after the police registered a case against the JD(S) MLC at Holenarasipura rural police station for allegedly sodomising a party worker a few days ago, said police.
JD(S) worker Chethan KS (27) had complained to the police that Suraj Revanna, the eldest son of Holenarasipura MLA HD Revanna, sodomised him at his Ghannikada farmhouse in Holenarasipura Taluk on June 16.
Acting on the complaint, the Holenarasipura police registered a case against the JD(S) MLC under several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 (criminal intimidation) late on Saturday evening.
Surah Revanna, the grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and the nephew of Union Minister and JD(S) President HD Kumaraswamy, denied charges of sexual assault against him.
He alleged that Chethan, the complainant, filed a false and baseless complaint to extort Rs 5 crore from him. On Friday, police registered a case of extortion against Chethan on a complaint by Suraj Revanna’s close aide Shivakumar.
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