NEW DELHI: A special investigation team on Thursday issued a lookout notice for suspended JD(S) functionary and Hassan MP
Prajwal Revanna
, grandson of ex-PM HD Deve Gowda, who is embroiled in an alleged sex video case. Prajwal, along with his father HD Revanna, has been summoned to appear for questioning.
“Look out notice has been issued. It has been informed that he has to appear before the SIT.
They (HD Revanna and
Prajwal
Revanna) have to appear as notice is given. If they don’t appear, they will be arrested,” Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara has said.
Prajwal, the JD(S) candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, had left for Frankfurt on April 27, a day after the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state and soon after the state government announced formation of an SIT to probe the charges.
Breaking his silence ever since the alleged scandal broke out in the midst of electioneering for April 26 polling, Prajwal said the “truth shall prevail” and added, “As I am not in Bangalore to attend the inquiry, I’ve communicated with CID, Bangalore, through my advocate (about joining the probe).”
On Tuesday, SIT issued summons to Prajwal to appear before it for questioning, failing which they would declare him an “absconder”. The probe agency has also summoned HD Revanna.
On Wednesday, Prajwal’s counsel G Arun in a one-page letter to additional director general of police, CID-SIT requested seven days’ time for the MP to appear before SIT since he is out of Bengaluru. After submitting the letter, Arun later said he is confident Prajwal would arrive on time, appear before SIT, but he insisted that he has no idea on the date that Prajwal will be back in India.
The SIT visited Hassan and Holenarasipur on Wednesday and spoke to the complainant, who worked as a maid in Revanna’s house. She had recently filed a complaint alleging she and her daughter were sexually harassed by Revanna and Prajwal.
