Bengaluru jail phone smuggling case: warders among 9 arrested; device used by Prajwal Revanna
- During a surprise inspection of the Security Division barracks at Bengaluru Central Prison on August 11, police recovered a prohibited mobile phone, SIM card, and charger from a cell occupied by Prajwal Revanna and Prathap Rai.
- Nine people, including three prison warders, have been arrested by Parappana Agrahara police after investigators alleged the phone was smuggled through warder Prakash Mahaveer and an undertrial prisoner.
- A technical investigation led to the arrest of five individuals who allegedly purchased the devices and facilitated their transport into the facility, according to police.
- All nine suspects, including Revanna, Rai, Mahaveer, Naveen Kumar, Manjunath, Siddiq, and Mohammed Tauseef, have been remanded in judicial custody.
- In a separate case, prison warder Srinivas Naik was taken into custody after he allegedly confessed to purchasing around 12 mobile phones under the alias "Rahul" to supply inside the prison.
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A smartphone and pen drive seized from convict Prajwal Revanna's prison cell during an August raid at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara jail sparked an ongoing smuggling probe and staff suspensions, though specific device content remains unverified. Journalist Deepak Bopanna said that the FSL Analysis confirmed that the phone found inside Revanna's prison cell contained p*rn. 📰 Prajwal Revanna Phone Seizure Case: FSL Analysis Confirms Objectionabl…
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