Suraj Revanna booked in 2nd sexual assault case

A second case of sexual assault case was registered against JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna — the elder brother of sexual assault-accused Prajwal Revanna — based on a complaint by one of his close associates in Holenarasipura rural police station in Karnataka’s Hassan on Tuesday, said police.

The 30-year-old complainant is a worker of JD(S) from six years. Significantly, the complainant is also an accused in the first sexual assault case filed against Suraj Revanna by a 27-year-old worker of the party.

According to the complaint, the victim was allegedly sexually assaulted for the first time during Covid-19 lockdown at a farm house belonging to Suraj Revanna.

“I had not told this to anyone as Suraj Revanna is an MLC and also belongs to an influential political family. I feared that I would be killed,” he said in the complaint. On Monday, the court remanded Suraj Revanna to eight days’ police custody in the first case.