Former Minister and Holenarsipur Janata Dal (S) MLA H.D. Revanna, 66, who is facing abduction charges, was arrested from the house of his father and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at Padmanabhanagar in South Bengaluru on Saturday evening amid high drama.
The arrest came minutes after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Special Court for Elected Representatives, Bengaluru, in an abduction case, where an alleged sexual abuse victim of his son and “absconding” MP Prajwal Revanna was allegedly taken away by force on April 29 was since then not traceable. Meanwhile the MP, said to be abroad, is still to appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Hours before Mr. Revanna’s arrest, the abducted woman was rescued from captivity by SIT. She was allegedly held captive at the farmhouse of one Rajagopal, a close associate of Mr. Revanna, at Kalenahalli in Hunsur taluk of Mysuru district. The aide has also been detained.
