Karnataka: An aide of Karnataka MLC Suraj Revanna, the elder brother of sexual assault accused Prajwal Revanna, has filed a police complaint against a man and his family member that the duo attempted to extort money from the politician by threatening to file a false sexual assault case. The police have booked the duo after receiving the complaint.
Suraj Revanna’s close aide, Shivakumar filed the complaint against Chethan K S and his brother-in-law.
Chethan K S filed a counter complaint accusing Suraj Revanna of sexually assaulting him.
Suraj Revanna is the son of Holenarasipura MLA H D Revanna and the grandson of former prime minister HD Dewe Gowda.
In the 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 claimed that Chethan initially demanded ₹5 crore, but later revised his demand to ₹2 crore.
The 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.
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