Bengaluru, Aug. 3 -- Special Court sentences former Hassan MP to life imprisonment for rape

Former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 47-year-old domestic help, has been allotted prisoner number 15528 by the Bengaluru Central Prison authorities.

Earlier in a landmark judgment yesterday, the Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru sentenced the suspended JD(S) leader and former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, aged 34, to life imprisonment for the rape of a 47-year-old domestic help.

In addition to the life sentence, the Court imposed a fine of Rs. 11.60 lakh on Revanna, with Rs. 11.25 lakh to be paid as compensation to the survivor.

The sentencing came a day after the Court con...