BENGALURU: Once surrounded by sycophants and shielded by his influential political family, Prajwal Revanna now faces his darkest days alone.On Friday, wearing a blue full-sleeve shirt and jeans, he appeared in court, quietly conferring with his lawyers. But when the judge said: “Prajwal Revanna is convicted and I will announce the punishment tomorrow “, he could no longer hold his composure. His face filled with tension, he bowed his head, covered his face with his hands, and walked out trying to control his tears. Not a single family member was present in court when he was pronounced guilty.
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Though legal practitioners maintained that the verdict, after the sentence is announced, will be challenged in higher courts, lower-rung political functionaries were shell-shocked by the turn of events. “It has been a long time since a powerful political leader was kept behind bars for such a long time… it is also the first time the verdict has been delivered at such speed in a case involving a politician,” a JD(S) worker said.
