Bengaluru court rejects Prajwal Revanna's anticipatory bail plea in 'sexual abuse' case

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The bail plea came amid reports that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is mulling implicit to contented a Blue Corner Notice against Prajwal Revanna, who near for Germany aft his obscene videos went viral connected societal media

Prajwal Revanna who has been suspended from the JD(S) amid allegations implicit    intersexual  maltreatment  (PTI)Premium Prajwal Revanna who has been suspended from the JD(S) amid allegations implicit intersexual maltreatment (PTI)

A tribunal successful Bengaluru connected Saturday dismissed the anticipatory bail exertion moved by JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna successful the ‘sexual abuse’ case. The bail plea came amid reports that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is mulling implicit to contented a "Blue Corner Notice" against the JD(S) Hassan MP, who near the state aft thousands of his videos went viral connected the internet, wherever helium tin beryllium seen harassing women.  

A Blue Corner Notice is issued by the planetary constabulary practice assemblage to cod further accusation from its subordinate countries astir a person's identity, determination oregon activities successful narration to a crime.

Siddaramaiah held an "important meeting" with the officials of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), during which helium instructed that contiguous enactment beryllium taken to apprehension Prajwal Revanna.

"We volition proceed for apprehension with due measures. There is simply a anticipation of CBI issuing a Blue Corner Notice, which volition velocity up the investigation," the officials told the CM, according to a merchandise from his office.

"They (SIT officials) person assured that they volition apprehension and get the accused back, arsenic soon arsenic they get the accusation from the airports," it said.

The SIT is said to person sent a petition to the CBI, the nodal assemblage for Interpol matters successful India, seeking a Blue Corner Notice against Prajwal Revanna, authoritative sources said.

"Once CBI issues this notice, SIT hopes to get accusation astir the whereabouts of Prajwal Revanna," they said.

The 33-year-old Prajwal Revanna, who is the grandson of erstwhile PM H D Deve Gowda, was the BJP-JD(S) alliance's campaigner from Hassan, which went to the polls connected April 26.

Explicit video clips allegedly involving Prajwal Revanna had started making the rounds successful Hassan successful caller days, pursuing which the authorities authorities constituted the SIT to probe the scandal.

Prajwal Revanna is said to person flown overseas connected April 27, a time aft the archetypal signifier of Lok Sabha polls successful Karnataka was held. His advocator had sought for 7 days' clip for him to look earlier the SIT, to which the investigating squad has replied it is not imaginable arsenic determination is nary specified provision.

At the meeting, the main curate was briefed by the SIT officials astir the developments truthful acold successful the case, his bureau said successful the statement.

The officials explained to Siddaramaiah that Prajwal Revanna, the main accused successful the case, is "missing", and that a lookout announcement has been issued against him, and intensive hunt is besides being conducted.

"Immediate enactment should beryllium taken to apprehension Prajwal Revanna. Decisive and strict enactment should beryllium taken against those progressive successful the case," the main curate said arsenic helium gave stern instructions to the officials that negligence and hold successful this substance volition not beryllium tolerated.

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Published: 04 May 2024, 06:47 PM IST

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