Sexual abuse case: Revanna seeks one week to join SIT probe in Bengaluru
Hindustan TimesBengaluru: Prajwal Revanna, the member of parliament from Karnataka’s Hassan, who has been facing grave allegations of sexual abuse, broke his silence for the first time in five days and asked for a week to appear in front of a special investigation team set up on Saturday to probe the charges. He attached a letter from “Jus Lex Advocates and Legal Consultants”, who asked for time to “appear in person on notice issued under section 41 of the code of criminal procedure.” “My client Prajwal Revanna is on a trip outside Bengaluru and needs seven days to return,” the letter said. Facing mounting pressure, the JD on Tuesday morning suspended Prajwal until the end of the SIT investigations, promising “permanent” action if he was found guilty, but stayed silent on HD Revanna. “In this regard, this is to urge you kindly to move the ministries of external affairs and home affairs to take swift action to cancel the Diplomatic Passport of Prajwal Revanna and to take such other steps using Diplomatic and Police channels of the Government of India as well as International Police agencies to ensure the swift return of the absconding Member of Parliament to face the full force of law.