BENGALURU, March 19 -- A special investigation team (SIT) filed a chargesheet before a court in Hassan on Wednesday naming 39 people for allegedly circulating explicit videos and photographs linked to sexual abuse cases involving former MP Prajwal Revanna.

The case was based on a complaint filed on April 23, 2024, by Poornachandra Tejaswi MG, who served as an election agent for Revanna. In his complaint, he alleged tha "photos and videos carrying morphed images of the JD(S) candidate" were being distributed through pen drives and WhatsApp messages across the constituency to influence voters and prevent support for Revanna.

The police registered a case under the Information Technology Act, 2008, and relevant provisions of the Indian Pena...