Rape Convict Ex-MP Prajwal Revanna Found Using Smartphone, Wearing Civilian Clothes in Jail
The raid found an Android phone in the high-security block, and officials said over 300 mobile phones have been seized from the prison in recent months.
- On Wednesday, a video surfaced showing rape convict Prajwal Revanna using a smartphone and wearing civilian clothes inside Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, prompting an investigation.
- Revanna, a former Lok Sabha member serving a life sentence, violated prison dress code rules despite Director General of Police Kumar issuing a memo three months ago mandating standard uniforms.
- During a four-to-five-hour search on Tuesday, the Central Crime Branch seized an Android phone from Revanna's barrack amid recovery of over 300 mobile phones from Parappana Agrahara in recent months.
- Assistant Superintendent Iranna Rangapur was suspended following the incident, and DIG Jinendra Khanagavi will lead an inquiry into security lapses alongside a show-cause notice to the prison Superintendent.
- Kumar acknowledged the incident as "a major embarrassment" for the prison department, confirming the CCB will investigate how the phone reached Revanna and highlighting repeated unauthorized use of Airtel Andhra Pradesh SIM cards.
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Hindustan TimesRape convict ex-MP Prajwal Revanna found using smartphone, wearing civilian clothes in jail
<p>Bengaluru, Aug 12 (PTI): Rape convict and former MP Prajwal Revanna was found using a smartphone inside Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, with a video that surfaced on Wednesday showing him in casual clothes and talking to someone on the phone, even as prison authorities ordered an inquiry into the lapses.</p><p> An Android mobile phone was seized from Revanna's barrack during a four-to-five-hour Central Crime Branch (CCB) search…
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