New Delhi, India

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Another woman has come forward with damning allegations against suspended Janata Dal (Secular) party leader Prajwal Revanna and his father HD Revanna. 

The woman whose identity remains protected as per reports revealed that her mother was raped by the JD(S) leader around four to five years back at Revanna's Bengaluru residence.

Tales of manipulation 

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The woman alleged that not only did Prajwal Revanna rape her mother, but between 2020 and 2021, he manipulated her into stripping on video call. She alleged that he would threaten harm to her mother and her, forcing her to remove her clothes.

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"He used to call me and ask me to remove my clothes. He would call on my mother's mobile and force me to answer the video calls. When I refused, he threatened to harm me and my mother," she said as quoted by India Today.

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"Our family supported us when they learned about the incidents and then we filed a complaint," she added. 

She revealed that not only was her mother "raped and sexually harassed by Prajwal Revanna. She was sexually harassed by HD Revanna, too."

"Prajwal used to threaten my mother that if she didn't cooperate, he would snatch my father (her husband's job, make him unemployed, and even rape me (her daughter)," the woman said.

She also said that because of the complaint, her father was sacked from his job.

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"She (my mother) used to come home only once in four to five months. She was harassed so much that she would only call us late at night, at around 1 or 2 am. She hardly used to talk to us. They treated my mother like a slave and assaulted my father," she alleged.

Calling Revanna a 'habitual offender', the woman also claimed that her family was forced to sell their land due to the constant harassment.

House Help faced harassment at Revanna's hand

The woman, as per the report, also confirmed that Revanna, who has served as an MP from Karnataka's Hassan, would also sexually harass female house helps at his residence. 

"Yes, it's true that Revanna would sexually harass the female servants under the pretext of giving them fruits, while Prajwal raped my mother."

"As of now, only three people have come out and spoken about these incidents in public. Three more servants haven't spoken about these atrocities. They were also sexually abused by them," she added. 

(With inputs from agencies)