Karnataka Govt sanctions cash rewards for SIT in Prajwal Revanna case, Nyamati Bank robbery
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday approved cash rewards for police personnel involved in the investigation of the rape case against former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna and the probe into the Nyamati bank robbery, recognising their role in cracking the high-profile cases.
In the Prajwal Revanna case, a reward of ₹25 lakh was sanctioned for 30 police personnel who were part of the Special Investigation Team that conducted the probe. The proposal for the incentive was recommended by the SIT chief and was approved by Director General and Inspector General of Police M A Saleem, with the amount to be distributed among the officers involved.
A government order cited by The Indian Express, stated that the rewards were approved as a one-time special case, with financial authority delegated to the DG and IGP. A similar incentive was also cleared for personnel associated with the Nyamati bank robbery investigation.
Prajwal Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment after the SIT established the charges through scientific, digital and forensic evidence, despite the alleged destruction of the iPhone used to record the assault. Investigators authenticated the explicit videos through forensic video analysis, voice sample examination and image superimposition. The footage was linked to the farmhouse where the crime occurred. DNA evidence like hair follicles and biological traces recovered from the survivor’s clothing, further supported the prosecution’s case.
The probe also relied on data extracted from Revanna’s Apple device, corroborative witness statements and forensic reports to establish that the videos had been recorded on the phone. The court accepted the prosecution’s submission that the device was deliberately destroyed to eliminate evidence and convicted Revanna for destruction of evidence in addition to the rape charges, noting that the videos were neither edited nor manipulated.
The government also approved a cash reward of ₹10.02 lakh for 83 police officers and staff involved in solving the Nyamati bank robbery case in Davangere district. The police were credited with arresting the suspects and recovering nearly all of the gold stolen from the State Bank of India branch during the October 2024 theft. Investigators recovered about 17 kg of gold ornaments worth around ₹13 crore, including a significant portion found hidden in a remote well in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, following arrests made in March 2025.
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India is going to do this more and more often: Sanju Samson
New Delhi (PTI): Sanju Samson, whose exploits fuelled India's recent T20 World Cup triumph, on Sunday asserted that the country is poised to rule global cricket for years to come.
Speaking on the sidelines of the BCCI Naman Awards 2026 in the capital, Samson also likened his exploits during India's triumphal march to the title to a movie, and said it was yet to sink in.
"Not yet, I am still like, actually, when I get up in the morning I'm like 'has it really happened'. So honestly, that's the feeling," Samson said when asked about last Sunday's triumph.
He added, "But I feel that in the coming years with the quality of players we have in our country, this is going to be repeated. It's not going to be, okay, it has happened once in a while. The amount of players which are coming up and definitely India is going to do this more and more often."
Samson was named Player of the Tournament in the 2026 T20 World Cup after a historic campaign, scoring 321 runs at a strike rate of nearly 200 in just five innings to lead India to the title.
Despite not playing initially, he delivered 80-plus scores in the must-win Super Eights match against the West Indies, the semi-final against England, and in the final against New Zealand.
Samson further said he has been dreaming to help India win a World Cup.
"Absolutely, I think you can only dream where you want to go, but you can't definitely ride the path towards it. So my life or my career has been one of the best examples. I definitely wanted to do this a couple of years ago.
"I want to win a World Cup for my country, but it had its own plan, its own script. So, but more like a movie. I enjoyed it," Samson said.
The unassuming star from Kerala has been toiling for years to leave an impact on the game, and the T20 World Cup was his finest moment.
"As I said before, I wanted to do something like this, then I got pulled out of my journey, and then suddenly, the team wanted me to come and contribute, and that's when I actually mentally flipped a bit... I think, before that, in the New Zealand series, the focus was all about myself.
"But in the World Cup, the focus is all about the team. I think what does a team require. And in the Zimbabwe game, right from that moment, everyone wanted me to contribute to it. I had a role to play.
"So that's when the shift happened and the confidence that, okay, 'the team needs you, Sanju', and let's do what you can the best. So that's where everything started from.
"And then I had the experience, I was working mentally. I was working physically, so I knew that I'm ready, and I knew that this is meant for me, so I just had to do what I know best.
"So, I've been playing this format for a very long time and then it was just about planning and going out there and executing it," Samson said.
Pacer Mohammed Siraj described the triumph as a "miracle" from a personal point of view as he was not even part of the initial squad for the tournament and was included only as a replacement for an injured Harshit Rana.
"I was not in the initial squad, then I got it, played a game, and now I have been part of two World Cup-winning squads. I would say it's a miracle for me," Siraj said.
