As video clips of several women allegedly raped by JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna are being circulated., Past 10 Many affected women in Karnataka’s Hassan district have been fleeing their homes for days.
and JD(S) leader, Hassan is the stronghold of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda Vol. This VolYin Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal, who is an MP, He is running for re-election.
April 26-Prajwal left the country after the polling in Hassan on, In order to prevent access to the Special Investigation Team (SIT)., A woman was allegedly abductedm In the case, His father, Holenarasipur MLA, HD Revanna was arrested on Saturday.
“The entire district is under the control of HD Revanna. You are wrong about them If, It is more likely to reach them. Because there is plenty for family and party Believers There are”That is from the city of Hassan 20 said a shopkeeper in Hagare village, km.
Indian Express visited three towns and five villages in the district, Many to the people spoke None of them wanted to be named.
At Revanna’s house Worked April based on a woman’s complaint 28 The first FIR against Prajwal was registered that day. “Some of his videos started going viral, after that, His house was locked. We don’t know when she left,” said the neighbor.
In a nearby village, Where the former Zilla Panchayat member who filed the rape case against Prajwal lived, A local JD(S) leader, Many women who worked for the party earlier are now unknownsaid.
“Many party women with Prajwal on social media Thas was We noticed the deletion of photos. Sometimes, Regarding the connection with M.P, Men question their wives. This incident It is ruining the lives of many women in the district,” said.
In his complaint, Zilla Panchayat Member, He raped her for three yearsKaum, More videos are recordedand Accused. After that she left the house. “April 24 She was here that day… The videos were released the next day…. after that, We didn’t see the family”said a local leader.
Through video clips that reveal women’s identities, Many families have also left Hassan.
To Revanna’s house Special Investigation When the group went, Party workers gathered outside were talking about women.
“I know this girl, He lived near our residence Further He was very active in JD(S) activities. Her house is locked… she has small children,” said one.
“She is my neighbor’s cousin, She attended one of our family functions,” said another.
“Revealing women’s faces is really wrong. I know some of them, They have gone into hiding. We don’t know if they can return. File a case against Revanna’s familyRandall, These families do not want to file a case as it is impossible to survive in Hassan” said a shopkeeper.
Many are local JD(S) Leaders expressed shock after seeing these videos, Some even sympathized with Deve Gowda. “What Prajwal did was an unforgivable crime. Deve Gowda built his political legacy by sacrificing his life for more than four decades, It collapsed due to Brajwal’s criminal activities”said a party worker.
In Patuwalahippe village where Dev Gowda voted, A JD(S) leader, Video Clips After starting to spread, He said the party did not campaign.
“The youth in this block had videos on their mobile phones. How can we face people and ask them to vote for Brajwal?” that he asked.
There is a large farmhouse in the village, it Special Investigation Team Visited
According to a police official, Brajwal often visited the farmhouse, Some videos are said to have been recorded there. there A police constable stands guard outside.
“Prajwal comes here with friends and parties, But we don’t know anything other than that,” An employee declined to comment further.
Name In a state of non-disclosure A police officer spoke, The District Investigation Department is aware of the video clips, But the extent of the problem is unknown. The pen drive in question 2023 2018 is going around before the Karnataka assembly elections, But the videos were not released at that time, said.
This videos in connection with 86 against the media and three individuals 2023 June 1A gag order was obtained for Brajwal in the Bengaluru Civil Court on.
One of them One is lawyer and local BJP leader G Devaraj Gowda. Karthik is Brajwal’s former driver, He has said that he shared a pen drive with Devaraj Gowda.
“In January this year, Devaraj Gowda at a press conference arranged, It was speculated that he would post videos there, But the press conference was abruptly cancelled. Until the videos started coming out, All we know is that there might be a sex video of Prajwal Revanna, But this pen drive involved many women 2,900 More than one file The one who never imagined that there would be said the officer.
