Bengaluru Court Convicts MP Prajwal Revanna For Repeated Rape And Filming Domestic Worker

A Bengaluru court convicted suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna for repeatedly raping his domestic worker and filming the acts.

Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat held him guilty under IPC Sections 376(2)(k), 376(2)(n), 354A, 354B, 354C, 506, 201, and Section 66E of the IT Act.

The survivor alleged assaults since 2021, during the COVID lockdown. Revanna fled to Germany in 2024 amid outrage over leaked videos and was arrested upon return. 

His discharge plea was rejected earlier. The SIT charge-sheeted him in August 2024. Sentencing will be pronounced on August 2, 2025.