H. D. Revanna
Hardanahalli Devegowda Revanna is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka, representing the Holenarasipur constituency in Hassan district who served as PWD minister under Dharam Singh & his younger brother Kumaraswamy. His political party is Janata Dal. H. D. Revanna was booked in a kidnapping case in April 2024 after a 20-year-old man filed a police complaint. Allegedly that Revanna’s associate abducted his mother, who was among the many women featured in the alleged sexual abuse tapes of Revanna’s son Prajwal Revanna.
Personal life and family
He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda and Chanamma, and is the elder brother of H. D. Kumaraswamy. He is married to Bhavani Revanna and he has two sons Suraj and Prajwal. His son, Prajwal Revanna, was elected to Lok Sabha from Hassan constituency in 2019. He was absconding after his alleged sex tapes were leaked, having fled to Germany. He arrived in Bangalore back on May 31. Currently he is in the custody of Special Investigation Team. Revanna has stated that his son should be hanged if he is guilty of committing crimes.His son, Suraj was also arrested by Police in alleged sexual harassment case on 23 June 2024.