On Saturday, a Bengaluru court remanded former Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna to judicial custody until July 8, following the completion of his police custody in connection with the molestation case filed against him.

On April 25, Special Magistrate KN Shivakumar had remanded the suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader to the custody of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) until today. The SIT is investigating the sexual abuse charges against him. The sexual abuse allegations against Revanna emerged after over 2,900 videos depicting the sexual assault of several women were circulated online, including on social media.

On April 28, a first information report (FIR) was registered against Prajwal Revanna and his father, HD Revanna, at the Holenaraseepur town police station in Hassan district. They were charged under Sections 354A (sexual harassment), 354D (stalking), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 509 (insult to modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).