BENGALURU: A cash reward of ₹25 lakh has been given to 30 police personnel and officers of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Cyber Crime Police Station by the state government. This reward is being given in recognition of their efforts in securing a conviction against former MP Prajwal Revanna in a rape case involving a 48-year-old woman. The High Court sentenced Prajwal Revanna to life imprisonment in August 2025.
Prajwal (33), a Janata Dal Secular leader, represented the Hassan parliamentary constituency from 2019-24 and lost the Hassan seat as a JDS-Bharatiya Janata Party candidate in the 2024 general elections.
Announcing the cash reward for the SIT members, the state government said that the SIT members handled the case diligently and efficiently at every stage of the investigation.
Appreciating the efforts of the SIT members, the state government said that Prajwal Revanna faced four cases, while his father and MLA H.D. Revanna faced one case. The SIT had filed charge sheets in the cases registered against both of them. The Karnataka High Court pronounced its verdict against Prajwal Revanna and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
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Appreciating their efforts in securing the conviction of Prajwal Revanna, the state government said it was pleased to announce a cash reward for the 30 members of the SIT that investigated the allegations against Prajwal Revanna. According to the announced reward, ADGP, CID B.K. Singh and Seema Latkar, who is currently the Police Commissioner of Mysuru city, will each receive ₹2.5 lakh. During the general elections in April 2024, some videos surfaced in the Hassan district, allegedly showing sexual assault by Prajwal Revanna. Following the circulation of these videos, Prajwal fled the country and later returned from Munich, Germany. He arrived back in India on June 1, 2024, and was arrested by SIT (Special Investigation Team) officers at Kempegowda International Airport. Prajwal is currently incarcerated in the central jail in Bengaluru.
