Prajwal Revanna Probe: Karnataka's Costliest SIT, 73% of Total Spend

• The Prajwal Revanna sexual assault probe is Karnataka's most expensive SIT, costing Rs 3.31 crore, 73% of the Rs 4.54 crore spent on four SITs since May 2023.
• Legal fees, including Rs 2.41 crore for special public prosecutor Ravivarma Kumar, constitute the majority of the expenditure in the Prajwal Revanna case.
• Chargesheets have been filed in five of the six cases registered against Prajwal Revanna, who was previously sentenced to life imprisonment in one case.
• Other significant SIT expenditures include the Bitcoin scam (Rs 69.7 lakh) and cases against BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu (Rs 44.60 lakh).
• The SIT also probed the Valmiki Corporation scam, filing a preliminary chargesheet before the Karnataka High Court ordered the case to be handed over to the CBI.

Why It Matters: It highlights how public funds are heavily spent on high-profile criminal investigations.