BJP leader Deveraje Gowda taken into police custody in Karnataka sex scandal
Deveraje Gowda
BJP leader Deveraje Gowda was taken into police custody on Friday night near Hiriyur in the Chitradurga district after allegations of molestation and sexual harassment were levelled against him.
Notably, Gowda, who recently grabbed headlines over links with the alleged obscene video case involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, had flagged the matter to central BJPleadership in December 2023 before the party joined hands with Janata Dal (Secular).
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Prajwal Revanna sex scandal case, had directed Gowda to appear before it.
He will be taken for further investigation to Hassan district where a sexual harassment case against him was registered after a woman lodged a complaint in April.
Gowda has been charged under sections 354 (A), 354C, 448, 504, 506, and 34 of the IPC and 66(E) of the Information Technology Act, 2008.
Earlier on May 6, Gowda had publicly denounced the ruling Congress government in Karnataka, condemning it for "trying to frame the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi" in Prajwal Revannacase.
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The grand old party, however, rebuffed all accusations made by Gowda calling it a "bundle of lies".
Gowda also alleged that the Karnataka government was making attempts to stifle the proofs and distort the investigation, terming the SIT as "remote-controlled" by the state government.
Blue Corner notice issued against Prajwal Revanna
Earlier, Karnataka Home Minister, G Parameshwara said that a Blue Corner notice was issued against Prajwal Revanna.
A blue notice permits Interpol to gather details regarding an individual's identity, whereabouts, or actions linked to a criminal inquiry.
Parameshwara also said that the state government is requesting Interpol's help in repatriating Prajwal Revanna, accused of serious sexual harassment.
Earlier, Janata Dal (Secular) party leader HD Revanna was arrested in the matter and brought to the SIT office.
The action was taken by the police on the basis of a complaintfiled by the son of the woman who was allegedly "abducted and sexually abused".
The FIR alleged that the woman who worked as a housemaid at HD Revanna's home for six years was sexually abused by Revanna's son Prajwal, who is also the Lok Sabha candidate for BJP-JD(S) from the Hassan constituency, before returning to her village.
(With inputs from agencies)