Sexual abuse: SIT interrogates Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna
The Hindu
JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna arrested for sexual abuse allegations, faces interrogation and potency test; family members also involved.
Suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, facing allegations of sexually abusing several women, was interrogated after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested him as soon as he landed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru in the wee hours of May 31.
The 33 year-old MP, who arrived from Munich, was taken to the CID office for interrogation, sources in the SIT said.
The SIT is also contemplating a potency test on Prajwal.
The Special Court for Public Representatives will hear the bail plea of Mr. Prajwal and his mother Bhavani Revanna on May 31.
Before reaching Bengaluru from Munich, the Hassan MP had made a last attempt to avoid arrest and had moved the court seeking bail.
Mr. Prajwal faces three sexual abuse cases, while his mother has sought anticipatory bail in an alleged kidnapping case.
Though Ms. Bhavani is not an accused in the case, SIT has reportedly desired to investigate her role.
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