Two women in Prajwal Revanna cases report threats, seek police action

A 34-year-old social activist has filed a police complaint in Bengaluru alleging she received abusive messages and threats after uploading a Facebook video about the recovery of an Android phone from rape convict and former MP Prajwal Revanna at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison. The woman stated unknown persons using fake accounts falsely claimed she had criticised Union minister HD Kumaraswamy, and that her Facebook account was hacked days earlier. She has sought identification and action against those behind the threats and hacking.

Separately, a 43-year-old key witness in Revanna's ongoing trial told the special court in Bengaluru on Thursday that she received threatening phone calls after recording her evidence and feared for herself and her son. The court has directed the additional director general of police (CID) to investigate the threats and provide protection to the witness. Revanna, 34, is serving a life sentence for repeatedly raping a domestic worker, and a mobile phone, pen drive, and scribbling pad were recently recovered from his prison cell. The next hearing will see a report on the alleged threats.