Hassan sex scandal case: MP Prajwal Revanna expelled from JD(S)
Bengaluru: JD(S) Parliamentarian from Hassan and grandson of party Supremo HD Deve Gowda, Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of involvement in the sex scandal of Hassan, was expelled from the party on Monday.
Obscene video clips, with women allegedly being sexually assaulted, had been found shared in Hassan district and Pajwal was facing allegations of being involved in the sex scandal.
HD Kumaraswamy, the State President of the JD(S), who publicly declared that Prajwal was expelled from the party, told reporters in Shivamogga that Prajwal should face legal action if he was found guilty in the case. He also asked the media not to link either the party's ally BJP or Kumaraswamy himself to the case.
The JD(S) has taken a firm step as the case, especially accusations against Prajwal, was intensifying. Not only rival parties like the Congress but also members in the party had started demanding that the JD(S) leaders take action against the Hassan MP. Analysts opined that the case would prove a setback to the BJP-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Party chief Deve Gowda reportedly decided to expel his grandson from the party, to prevent the possibility of further damage to either the party or the alliance.
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Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan granted bail in five-year-old UAPA case
Srinagar: Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan has been granted bail by a special court in Srinagar in connection with a five-year-old case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
Sultan's arrest was related to an incident of rioting at Srinagar’s Central Jail in 2019, where a group of inmates allegedly set fire to several barracks and threw stones at prison staff.
He was arrested on February 29, just two days after being released from detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA), which allows authorities to detain individuals without trial for up to two years on grounds of national security or up to a year to maintain public order.
The special court's decision on May 10 observed that ample time had been given to interrogate Sultan during his 72-day custody. It further held that his continued detention would not serve any purpose, given his judicial conduct and status as a permanent resident of Jammu and Kashmir.
Judge Sandeep Gandotra, presiding over the case, pointed out the remote likelihood of Sultan fleeing the Union territory and granted him bail. Sultan was directed to furnish a bail bond worth Rs 1 lakh and instructed to cooperate with the investigating officer, providing necessary contact details.
Despite the Jammu and Kashmir High Court's order to release him citing procedural lapses, he remained in custody pending clearance letters from the home department and district magistrate.
