Suspended JD(S) leader and sitting Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna in Karnataka, who is facing sexual abuse charges, has booked a return flight ticket to Bengaluru from Germany’s Munich on May 30, official sources told PTI on Wednesday.
According to sources in the Special Investigation Team (SIT), the 33-year-old grandson of JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda is expected to land in Bengaluru on May 31.
The SIT is maintaining vigil at the Kempegowda airport to arrest him as soon as he lands.
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The MP, who is seeking re-election as the NDA candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha segment, fled to a foreign country as soon as the news broke out that the Karnataka State Commission for Women requested Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to order an investigation into the huge cache of explicit videos showing several women being sexually assaulted by him. His constituency, Hassan, went to the polls in the second phase on April 26. He has been absconding since.
So far, two cases of sexual assault have been registered against Prajwal Revanna.
The Interpol had issued a ‘Blue Corner’ notice seeking information on his whereabouts following a request by the SIT through the CBI. The MP has twice cancelled the flight ticket from Germany in the past, the sources further told PTI.
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Two days ago, the Hassan MP released a video message in which he promised to appear before the SIT on May 31 and cooperate with the inquiry.
Meanwhile, the SIT conducted searches at Prajwal’s residence in the district headquarters town of Hassan on Tuesday which went on till late in the night.
“Some incriminating materials have been seized,” they said.
(With inputs from PTI)