Bengaluru, Aug. 3 -- Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna was sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of his life by a Special Court here on Saturday, a day after he was convicted in one of the four sexual abuse and rape cases against him.
Ahead of the sentencing, the 34-year-old grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda wept soundly and appealed to the court for a lesser punishment, stating that he is a BE Mechanical graduate who has always passed on merit and has not committed any wrongdoing. The Special Court for MPs/MLAs Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat also imposed a total fine of '11.50 lakh on the accused and said '11.25 lakh from this fine amount will be paid to the victim.
The court had on Friday convicted Revanna of raping a 48-y...