Prajwal Revanna, ex-JD(S) MP, convicted in rape case

A Special Court has found Prajwal Revanna, a former Member of Parliament and suspended leader from the JD(S) party, guilty in one of four sexual assault and rape cases filed against him.

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The sentencing will be announced on Saturday by Special Court Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat.

The case pertains to a 48-year-old woman who was working as a domestic help at the family's Gannikada farmhouse in Hassan district's Holenarasipura. She was allegedly raped twice—in Hassan and Bengaluru residences—in 2021 and the act was recorded by the accused on his mobile phone.

During the court proceedings, Revanna appeared visibly shaken and reportedly broke down as the judge read out his conviction.

The trial in this case concluded on July 18, and orders were reserved for July 30. However, the judge adjourned the verdict to Friday seeking clarification on mobile location data and other technical evidence.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which probed the case, had filed a 1,632-page chargesheet with statements from 113 witnesses in the case in September 2024.