Woman kidnap case: Revanna's bail plea hearing adjourned to May 13

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: A Special Court for Elected Represent atives here on Thursday adjourned to May 13 the bail plea hearing of JD(S) MLA H D Revanna in connection with a kidnap case.

The 66-year-old former Minister was arrested by the SIT in an alleged case of abduction of a woman and remanded to police custody till May 8. The abduction case is linked to the allegations of sexual abuse of women by Revanna's son and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.

After the completion of police custody, Revanna was on Wednesday produced before an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.

The court remanded him to judicial custody till May 14. The case was registered following a complaint by the woman's son, who alleged that his mother was sexually abused by Revanna's son Prajwal.

The SIT has also secured the custody of Revanna's confidant Sathish Babanna. The woman was allegedly abducted to prevent her from testifying against Prajwal, police sources said.