JD(S) Worker Booked for Extorting MLC Suraj Revanna with False Sexual Assault Allegation

A JD(S) worker and his kin have been accused of extorting money from MLC Suraj Revanna by threatening to file a false sexual assault case. The complaint, filed by Revanna's aide Shivakumar, led to an FIR against Chethan K S and his brother-in-law. Chethan also lodged a counter-complaint against Revanna.

The political landscape in Karnataka saw another dramatic turn as a JD(S) worker and his kin were booked for allegedly attempting to extort money from MLC Suraj Revanna. According to police sources, the accused threatened to lodge a fabricated case of sexual assault against Revanna.

The complaint was initiated by Revanna's close associate Shivakumar, who filed the report on Friday, leading to an FIR against Chethan K S and his brother-in-law. Interestingly, Chethan also filed a police complaint on the same day, accusing Revanna of sexually assaulting him.

Suraj Revanna is notably the son of Holenarasipura MLA H D Revanna and the elder brother of former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. Prajwal is already facing legal troubles for allegedly sexually assaulting several women. Shivakumar's complaint indicates that Chethan had previously befriended him and began working for the 'Suraj Revanna Brigade'. Recently, when a financial request from Chethan was declined, Shivakumar claims, Chethan threatened to lodge a false sexual assault complaint and demanded a significant sum of money, initially Rs 5 crore, which was later reduced to Rs 2 crore.

Consequently, authorities have charged Chethan and his brother-in-law under sections 384 (extortion), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

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