Witness in rape case against Prajwal allegedly threatened, court orders probe
Witness in rape case against Prajwal allegedly threatened, court orders probe Updated - August 21, 2026 08: 00 pm IST - Bengaluru.
Witness in rape case against Prajwal allegedly threatened, court orders probe Updated – August 21, 2026 08: 00 pm IST – Bengaluru.
Article outline
- What happened
- Why it matters
- The details
- The bottom line
Key points
- A witness in a rape case against former MP Prajwal Revanna has alleged that she was threatened by those supporting the accused, outside the court.
- According to The sources, the identity of those who allegedly issued threats is yet to be established and the investigation would cover this aspect.
- This person supported the first-ever alleged victim to come forward and lodge a complaint against the former MP.
- Singh, to investigate the matter and submit a report to the court.
For context, a witness in a rape case against former MP Prajwal Revanna has alleged that she was threatened by those supporting the accused, outside the court.
Notably, the Special Court of Sessions for criminal cases against former, present MPs and MLAs, trying the case, has now asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by Extra Director-General of Police B.K. Singh, to investigate the matter and submit a report to the court.
Notably, the witness is a social worker. This person supported the first-ever alleged victim to come forward and lodge a complaint against the former MP. The victim was a former househelp at the Revanna family's Holenarsipur house. This was the first case registered, based on which the SIT was formed.
Sources remarked alleged supporters of the accused had created matters for the witness at her workplace using their influence and had threatened her outside the court when she had come to depose in the case.
Revanna has lately been in the eye of the storm after sleuths from the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Bengaluru City Police, caught him while allegedly using a mobile phone and in possession of a pen drive at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison.
In short, witness in rape case against Prajwal allegedly threatened, court orders probe is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.
