Bengaluru, April 29:  Prajwal Revanna, the Janata Dal (Secular) MP who is now embroiled in a scandal over alleged sex tapes, has been charged with sexual harassment by a house help who worked for him, according to the police. Prajwal's father and Holenarasipur MLA HD Revanna was also identified as an accused by the 47-year-old victim. The woman accused HD Revanna and Prajwal of sexually abusing female employees at their house in her complaint.

Prajwal Revanna Sex Tape Row

Prajwal Revanna is contesting for a second term as an MP from Hassan in the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024. He has now ended in a soup over the sex tapes featuring him that recently surfaced online. A Special Investigation Team was formed by the Karnataka government on Sunday, April 28, to look into a possible sex scandal involving Hassan MP. Prajwal, the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and son of MLA and former Minister HD Revanna, is said to have fled the country, according to reports. Prajwal Revanna 'Sex Video' Row: Hassan MP 'Flees' Country After SIT Probe in 'Obscene Video' Case.

The Hassan Lok Sabha constituency went to polls on April 26, during the second phase of the General Elections 2024. Meanwhile, the latter has claimed that he approached the police regarding the alleged ‘deep-fake’ videos and also filed a complaint in this regard via his polling agent. Amid Sex Video Row, Prajwal Revanna and HD Revanna Booked by Karnataka Police for Sexual Harassment of House Help.

Here's What Official Complaint Against Prajwal Revanna States

Revanna kept bringing me to his room after I had joined four months in. Everyone in the house, even the six female employees, expressed fear when Prajwal Revanna returned home. The male employees at the home also warned the female employees to exercise caution, the victim mentioned in her complaint. HD Revanna used to bring the women into the store room and give them fruits while touching them whenever his wife wasn't around. He used to sexually abuse women employees, she added.

Police have filed a formal complaint under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for sexual harassment and related offences such as stalking, criminal intimidation, and words, gestures, or acts meant to belittle a woman's modesty. Revanna and Prajwal are named as 'Accused No. 1 and 2' in the FIR.

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