11-May-2024 03:10 PM
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Bengaluru, May 11 (Reporter) Deveraje Gowda, a prominent BJP leader, was detained by the police authorities on Friday night in the vicinity of Hiriyur, located within the Chitradurga district amidst accusations of molestation and sexual harassment leveled against him.
This development unfolds against the backdrop of recent controversies involving Gowda, particularly his purported association with the alleged obscene video scandal implicating Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.
In December 2023, Gowda brought the matter to the attention of the central leadership of the BJP before affiliating himself with the Janata Dal (Secular) party.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), entrusted with investigating the Prajwal Revanna sex scandal case, had summoned Gowda to provide testimony and cooperate with the ongoing inquiry...////...