Bengaluru: The investigation team has arrested JDS MP Prajwal Revanna, accused in the sexual assault case that shocked the country.
Sitting MP Prajwal, who is a candidate for the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, left for Germany on April 27, the day after the polls in the constituency.
Prajwal is the grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and cx Former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is uncle.
JDS MP Prajwal Revanna, who is accused of sexually exploiting several women, was arrested by the SIT team investigating the case within minutes of his flight from Germany on Friday morning.
Prajwal Revanna Lufthansa flight DLH 764 from Munich landed around 12.50 midnight. The flight landed 20 minutes late. The return flight took off from Munich at 4.30 pm and reached Bengaluru with a travel time of 8 hours 43 minutes. Prajwal was on the run for 34 days and was taken into custody from the airport itself.
Prajwal, who left the country following the case and controversy, was arrested after he returned from Germany due to political pressure. A large police team including an SIT team was waiting for Prajwal to get off the plane and was taken into custody at the Bengaluru airport.
The investigation team is moving to question Prajwal today and file a custody application in the court. An ambulance was kept ready for the medical examination of the accused who was brought to the Palace Road CID office.