Former PM HD Devegowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna convicted for raping 47-year-old domestic help | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: A special court for elected representatives on Friday held Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP and grandson of former PM HD Devegowda, guilty of raping a 47-year-old domestic help.Prajwal was held guilty in one of the four rape cases registered against him.The court will announce punishment tomorrow.Earlier this year, the special court had framed charges against Prajwal under sections 376(2)(k) (raping a woman over whom one has control or power), 376(2)(n) (repeatedly raping the same woman), 354A (sexual harassment), 354B (disrobing a woman), 354C (voyeurism), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 201 (destruction of evidence) of the then Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 66E (violation of privacy) of the Information Technology Act.Special public prosecutor Ashok Nayak told TOI that 26 witnesses were cross-examined during the trial, which commenced on May 2 this year. “It took 38 adjournments/dates to complete the trial, including argument dates. The prosecution examined 26 witnesses and marked 180 documents as exhibits,” he said.
