Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna, accused in sex tapes case and who has been out of the country since the matter came to light, was arrested in the early hours of Friday after he landed in Bengaluru from Germany. He was caught by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by Karnataka Police and was taken to the CID office for interrogation.
A team of women cops, led by a woman IPS officer, were sent to arrest the JD(S) MP in what looked like a symbolic message by the Karnataka SIT. As many as five women police officers arrested him.
Prajwal Revanna, who is seeking reelection as an NDA candidate from the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, had left the country in April as explicit video clips showing him allegedly sexually abusing multiple women started making the rounds in Karnataka.
Hassan went to the polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26.
Three rape cases have been registered against Prajwal Revanna so far.
Earlier this week, he released a video message, saying he would appear on May 31 before the probe team and cooperate with the inquiry. He also claimed that the cases against him were false.
Prajwal Revanna said he went into "depression and isolation" after the scandal broke out and claimed that "political forces" were at work in Hassan.
"Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other senior Congress leaders started campaigning against me in open forums, and politically conspiring against me. I went into depression and isolation," he said in the video.
