Bengaluru court sends Prajwal Revanna to judicial custody till July 8

A Bengaluru court on Monday sent former Janata Dal (Secular) Member of Parliament (MP) Prajwal Revanna to judicial custody till July 8 in connection with the sexual abuse case filed against him..Special Magistrate KN Shivakumar sent Revanna to judicial custody after his special investigation team (SIT) custody ended today..Revanna's SIT custody was extended by four days on June 19. After the period today, SIT did not seek further extension of custody..Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Ashok Naik told Bar and Bench that on June 25, Tuesday, Prajwal Revanna will be produced virtually before the Court. After arguments, he may be sent to SIT Custody in the fourth case against him filed alleging molestation..The sexual abuse allegations against Prajwal Revanna emerged after over 2,900 videos depicting the sexual assault of several women were circulated on social media.On April 28, a first information report (FIR) was registered against Prajwal Revanna and his father HD Revanna under Sections 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 509 (insult to modesty of woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Holenaraseepur town police station, Hassan district. The criminal case was registered on a complaint filed by one of the victims. An SIT led by senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer BK Singh probed the case. Amid the outrage and political storm that followed, Prajwal Revanna fled to Germany soon after the April 26 Lok Sabha polls in the State. He returned to India during the early hours of May 31 and was immediately arrested.Just before his return, Prajwal Revanna moved a Bengaluru court for anticipatory bail in the three cases connected to the sexual abuse allegations against him.