Suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna was arrested from the Bengaluru airport shortly after his arrival from Germany on Friday. Revanna, a member of the Lok Sabha, is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women. The members of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sexual assault case camped out at the airport the entire night, waiting for Revanna.
The JD(S) leader will be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours of his arrest and will be taken for a medical test, as per procedure. He was aboard Lufthansa flight LH0764, which flew into Bengaluru from Germany.Prajwal Revanna, who had been absconding for a month, was arrested from the Bengaluru airport. He was handed over to the police waiting at the airport by the security team. A medical test will be conducted. Prajwal Revanna will be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours in the obscene videos case.Prajwal Revanna returned to India from Berlin, Germany, nearly a month after leaving India on a diplomatic passport.
On May 27, the suspended MP posted a video in which he said he would join the investigation and appear before the SIT for questioning on May 31. He also said that his Germany trip was pre-planned. In the video clip, Prajwal Revanna apologised to his family and the people of Karnataka. He further said that the allegations against him were fake. He expressed confidence that he will be proven innocent.
