Bengaluru: Prajwal Revanna, a convict in the sex video and rape case, on Monday filed an appeal in the Karnataka High Court challenging the life sentence awarded to him by the trial court.

Prajwal Revanna is a former JD(S) MP and grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda.

In his petition, Prajwal Revanna alleged that the police forced the victim to file a complaint against him.

Prajwal Revenna is facing life imprisonment for offences of repeatedly raping a middle aged house help and recording videos of the sexual assault. The appeal has been filed through counsel Basavaraj Sappannavar. The High Court is yet to hear the appeal.

Prajwal Revanna faces three more cases of a similar nature.

Prajwal Revanna has stated in his petition that there are contradictions between the complai

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