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Amid Prajwal Revanna Probe, SIT Announces Helpline For Sexual Abuse Victims

🅷 In light of sexual abuse and rape cases against suspended JD(s) MP Prajwal Revanna, SIT have launched a special helpline for victims of sexual abuse

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ཧThe Special Investigation Team probing the alleged sexual harassment of women by Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has come out with a helpline number for the victims to approach them.

🍨SIT chief and Additional Director General of Police B K Singh said in a statement the victims can call 6360938947.

✃Singh said the victims need not have to visit the SIT office as the team would personally approach them to offer them relief.

🌼The SIT also warned people at large not to share the videos showing women being sexually assaulted and molested allegedly by Revanna on social media or personal messenger applications.

🧸 "It is easy to trace people sharing these videos on messenger services, so action will be taken against such individuals," Singh said.

🌳 He also noted that sharing such videos would damage the reputation and honour of victims.

Prajwal is seeking re-election from Hassan as an JD(S)-BJP alliance candidate. The constituency went for polls on April 26. JD(S) joined the BJP-led NDA in September last year.

ꦿPrajwal reportedly left the country on April 27, a day after the polling, and a blue corner notice has been issued against him.

ඣWhile rape and molestation cases have been registered against Prajwal, his father and MLA H D Revanna has been arrested and remanded to police custody for kidnapping a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by the 33-year-old MP.

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