Deve Gowda's Grandson, Accused In Sex Scandal, To Return Within A Week, Says Lawyer
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Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and the MP from family turf Hassan, has left the country after the videos surfaced on social media, triggering a huge row in the middle of the general election.
Janata Dal Secular leader Prajwal Revanna -- accused of raping multiple women -- will return within a week and cooperate with the investigation, his lawyer Arun G told NDTV in an exclusive interview today. The grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and the MP from family turf Hassan, has left the country after the videos surfaced on social media, triggering a huge row in the middle of the general election.
Asserting there was no rape, his lawyer said he has not gone through the videos, which have prompted the state women's commission chief Nagalakshmi Choudhary to call it the "biggest scandal of the country" After going through the videos, she had said they appeared to be of non-consensual sexual act.
"She's holding a certain position and she has certain powers. She has certain duties... Let her do her job, and we will do our job," Arun G told NDTV.
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