Meanwhile, Chethan too lodged a police complaint on Friday, accusing Suraj Revanna of sexually assaulting him
Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader Suraj Revanna– brother of Prajwal Revanna who is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women–has accused a party worker and his kin of attempting to extort money from him by threatening with a false sexual assault case in Karnataka’s Hassan.
The complaint was filed by Suraj Revanna’s lose aide Shivakumar on Friday against a JD(S) worker named Chethan KS and his brother-in-law, alleging that the duo demanded Rs 5 crore by threatening to lodge a false case against Revanna if their demands were not met.
Meanwhile, Chethan too lodged a police complaint on Friday, accusing Suraj Revanna of sexually assaulting him.
Suraj Revanna is the son of Holenarasipura MLA H D Revanna and the elder brother of former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna who is in police custody for allegedly sexually assaulting several women.
In the police complaint, Shivakumar alleged that Chethan became his friend and started working for the ‘Suraj Revanna Brigade’.
Recently, Chethan asked for money to meet family expenses but when Shivakumar refused, the accused threatened to lodge a police complaint, accusing Suraj Revanna of sexually assaulting him, Shivakumar said in the complaint.
Shivakumar claimed that Chethan demanded Rs 5 crore and later the demand was reduced to Rs 2 crore.
Based on the complaint, police have registered a case under IPC sections 384 (extortion), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (involvement of others in the conspiracy) against Chethan and his brother-in-law.
(With PTI Inputs)
