Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has said that both Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna and his father H D Revanna will be arrested if they don't appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
The minister's statement comes amid a lookout notice issued against the disgraced MP at all immigration points across the country. Prajwal, the grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, had fled to Germany just after a huge cache of about 3,000 explicit videos and photos featuring him leaked.
"A lookout notice has been issued. They have been asked to appear before the SIT. They have to appear since the notice has been served. If they don't, they will be arrested," Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara told reporters on Thursday.
Both Prajwal and his father have been booked on a complaint lodged by their former cook and relative for allegedly sexually harassing her.
After the notice was served, Prajwal, who is seeking re-election from Hassan on a JD(S) ticket, sought seven days to appear before the investigation team. The MP made the request via his lawyer Arun.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Revanna said, "As I am not in Bangalore to attend the inquiry, I have communicated to CID, Bangalore, through my advocate. The truth will prevail soon."
"The SIT is yet to respond to our request. I am positive that they will accommodate," the lawyer told reporters on Wednesday. On whether the MP would depose before the SIT, the lawyer said: "Isn't it obvious? The lawyer said his client is ready to cooperate with the investigation. Even Prajwal Revanna's father, H D Revanna, too has said that he will give the fullest cooperation," he added.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said Prajwal had used his diplomatic passport to travel abroad and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take swift action to cancel it. In a letter to Modi, he also asked the PM to take other steps such as using diplomatic and police channels of the Government of India as well as international police agencies to ensure the swift return of the "absconding" member of parliament to face the full force of the law.
