Lookout circular issued against H.D. Revanna after Karnataka police le kidnapping case
A case of kidnapping has been registered against former Karnataka Minister H.D. Revanna and a lookout circular (LOC) issued against him after the alleged abduction of a help, who was formerly working at his house, on the night of April 29. This help is one of the victims of sexual abuse by Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.
Satish Babu, known to the woman, allegedly took her away forcibly, saying Mr. H.D. Revanna had asked him to bring her and since then she has been incommunicado. Acting on a complaint by her son at K.R. Nagar, Mysuru district, the police registered an FIR on Thursday night.
“The video of the now missing woman, who is believed to be between 55 and 60 years, is one of the most horric ones in the entire lot. The woman is pleading to be spared, but is raped. She has allegedly been kidnapped to prevent her from testifying against Mr. Prajwal Revanna, who allegedly raped her. Her whereabouts have not been known for four days now,” an o§cial said.
Police teams are trying to track down the woman and rescue her from possible illegal connement.
“Multiple special teams have been formed to search and rescue the woman, but we haven’t had a breakthrough in the case yet,” a police o§cial involved in the probe said.
One arrested
Meanwhile, the police have arrested Mr. Babu, the second accused in the case. A Mysuru court has remanded him in 14 days’ judicial custody. The Special Investigation Team will seek his police custody at the jurisdictional court in Bengaluru on Saturday, as the case now been transferred to it.
Mr. H.D. Revanna led an application for anticipatory bail in the case at the Special Court for Elected Representatives, Bengaluru, on Friday.