Rape case booked against Prajwal
Kumaraswamy campaigned for accused despite knowing his sex crimes, raps Siddu
BAGALKOTE (KARNATAKA): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said a rape case has been booked against JD(S) leader and NDA’s Hassan candidate Prajwal Revanna.
Siddaramaiah said he has directed police to identify, trace and secure the victims in view of the alleged kidnapping of a victim at Krishnaraja Nagar town in Mysuru district.
The mother of three children was allegedly abducted by Holenarasipura MLA and Prajwal’s father H D Revanna and his confidant Sathish Babanna from her home after her 20-year-old son complained to the police.
He said videos showed that his mother was allegedly tied and raped by Prajwal Revanna.Police have arrested Sathish Babanna and are interrogating him in connection with the case, a police source said.
H D Revanna is the son of former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda.The Chief Minister said BJP committed a wrong in the Prajwal Revanna case.
“Both the BJP and the JD(S) knew about Prajwal Revanna’s videos. Prajwal Revanna’s case is not just sexual harassment. He has raped women. A rape case has been registered (against him),” Siddaramaiah said. Supporting the complainants, he said, “Will a woman lie that she has been raped? Won’t her life get destroyed after the complaint? If a married woman says openly that she has been raped then we have to accept it.”
He said there is a law of presumption. Women never lie (on these issues). Victims won’t lie. Shouldn’t this be accepted? Why did they give the ticket (to Prajwal) despite knowing it? Why did they (BJP) forge an alliance (with the JD-S)?
To a question, he wondered that if the JD(S) leadership said they will cooperate with the investigation, why did Deve Gowda and his son and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy call lawyers and discuss with them on Thursday.The Chief Minister took a dig at Kumaraswamy saying that they have separated themselves from Revanna but during the election, he campaigned for him and said his son Nikhil and nephew Prajwal Revanna were not different.