Prajwal Revanna conviction: A sex scandal that shook Karnataka
HD Deve Gowda
in Hassan district.
Prajwal found himself in the eye of one of Karnataka's most sensational sex scandals in the run-up to 2024 Lok Sabha polls when videos from his mobile phone ended up becoming public after his former driver downloaded them. While complaints by survivors and testimonies from others played a key role during the trial, it was ultimately Prajwal's own compulsive habit of filming his private moments and storing them on his phone that became crucial evidence for investigators.
These explicit digital files — recorded at various resorts, homestays, farmhouses, official quarters and family homes — not only exposed the extent of the sexual abuse but also helped identify about 70 survivors. Even though many of them refrained from formally filing complaints because of social stigma and family pressure, four women, including a 48-year-old domestic help and a political party worker, braved all odds and filed complaints against Prajwal.
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The sex scandal caught the public's attention when hundreds of pen drives allegedly containing these explicit videos of Prajwal were allegedly circulated across Hassan district — the constituency he was contesting from and a Gowda family stronghold for decades. Throughout the controversy, Prajwal and his family members claimed that the videos were doctored and circulated to tarnish their image in Hassan. Union minister HD Kumaraswamy distanced himself from the scandal by stating that his family stayed separately and not with his brother Revanna as speculated.
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