Chitradurga (Karnataka), BJP leader and lawyer G Devaraje Gowda was arrested in connection with an explicit video allegedly belonging to Hasan JD(S) M Prajwal Revanna.

According to the police, Devaraje Gowda was arrested by the Hiriyur police of this district on Friday night at Gulihal Tollgate on charges of leaking the video in Pay Drive.

He was arrested on a tip-off received by Hassan police, who wanted his presence in the case.

Before the first phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held in Karnataka on April 26, many explicit videos related to Prajwal started surfacing.

The MP, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, is absconding and a 'Blue Corner' notice has been issued against him by Interpol.

Three FIRs have been registered against Prajwal, including charges of rape, molestation, intimidation, blackmailing and intimidation.

Devaraj Gowda is accused of leaking these videos, which he has completely rejected.

He contested against JD(S) MLA HD Revanna from Holenarasipura in the 2023 assembly elections.

Prajwal's father Revanna is currently in jail on charges of kidnapping a woman who is a mother of three children.