Prajwal Revanna case: ‘Morphed’, Deve Gowda’s grandson claims videos circulated to ‘tarnish image’

Prajwal Revanna had additionally filed a case in opposition to a person named Naveen Gowda. In his criticism, he had alleged that the visuals had been morphed to indicate him and likewise obtained an ex-parte injunction from the Principal Metropolis Civil and Classes Court docket in opposition to 89 media homes stopping them from publishing any “defamatory” content material about him. 

The FIR got here a day after the Karnataka Mahila Dourjanya Virodhi Vedike had reportedly filed a criticism with the Girls’s Fee and a particular investigation group to probe the scandal.

“The federal government has determined to type a particular investigation group in reference to Prajwal Revanna’s obscene video case,” CM Siddaramaiah mentioned in a put up on X (previously Twitter). 

“Obscene video clips are circulating in Hassan district, the place it seems that ladies have been sexually assaulted,” the chief minister mentioned.

“On this background, the Chairperson of the Girls’s Fee (Dr Nagalakshmi Chowdhary) had written a letter to the federal government to conduct an SIT investigation. This determination has been taken in response to their request,” he added. 

A “CID [Crime Investigation Department] wing SIT within the ‘obscene video’ case “can be led by IPS [Indian Police Service] officer Vijay Kumar Singh”. Director Normal CID Suman D Pennekar and IPS officer Seema Latkar can be members of the group.

A case was registered at Holenarasipur police station beneath Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 354 A (Assault or prison power to girl with intent to outrage her modesty), 354 D, 506 (Punishment for prison intimidation), and 509 (phrase, gesture or act supposed to insult the modesty of a lady).

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Printed: 29 Apr 2024, 07:49 AM IST