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‘He used to turn us away’: Fear and loathing in Prajwal Revanna’s hometown

The News Minute’s Shivani Kava and Anisha Sheth travel to Holenarasipura, a town in Karnataka that’s been in the headlines for being the hometown of Prajwal Revanna. A Janata Dal Secular MP from Hassan and grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda is accused of sexually abusing multiple women. He allegedly shot thousands of videos of this abuse, which were circulated across Hassan district on pendrives and also widely posted on social media.

We spoke to residents, political leaders, and activists, who spoke about the fear in the region, the power held by the Deve Gowda family, and Prajwal Revanna’s record.

Watch.

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