Prajwal Revanna, Prison Mate Sent to Two-Day Police Custody over Phone Use in Jail
- Former MP Prajwal Revanna and his prison mate Prathap Rai were remanded to two days of police custody by a Bengaluru court for alleged mobile phone use inside Parappana Agrahara Central Prison.
- Police are investigating how the phone reached Revanna, how it was used inside the prison, and who facilitated access within the facility.
- A smartphone recovered from Revanna during an August 11 raid had Facebook and WhatsApp installed and was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination.
- Revanna is serving a life sentence for rape while Rai is an undertrial in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act; both are named as accused in the FIR.
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Prajwal Revanna, prison mate sent to two-day police custody over phone use in jail
A city court on Tuesday remanded former MP Prajwal Revanna, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case, and his prison mate Prathap Rai to two days of police custody in connection with the alleged use of a mobile phone inside Parappana Agrahara Central Prison.
Ex MP Prajwal Revanna sent to 2-day police custody over phone use in Bengaluru jail
Prajwal Revanna and Pratap Rai were remanded in police custody for two days. Investigators are probing the use of a 5G smartphone found in Revanna's high-security cell. The phone contained various applications and was password-protected by the inmates. Revanna, serving a life sentence, was found in civilian clothes instead of prison uniform. Police will question them about how the contraband entered the prison.
Prajwal Revanna and co-accused Pratap Rai were produced before the 42nd ACMM Court in connection with the alleged use of mobile phones and viewing pornography in jail. Police sought four days' custody for further questioning, while the defense argued that the interrogation could be conducted within the prison.
Prajwal Revanna Sent to Custody Over Jail Phone Use - News Today
BENGALURU: Former MP Prajwal Revanna has been remanded in police custody for two days for questioning over the alleged use of a mobile phone inside his high-security cell at Bengaluru’s Central Prison. Revanna, who has been convicted in a rape case, was produced before an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court along with his former cellmate [...] The post Prajwal Revanna Sent to Custody Over Jail Phone Use appeared first on News Today | …
Bengaluru, Sep. 8: The court has ordered the police custody of former MP Prajwal Revanna for two days in connection with the case of using a mobile phone in Parappana Agrahara Central Jail. Prajwal Revanna was produced before the 42nd ACMM court today in connection with the case. After hearing the arguments, the court remanded him to the custody of Parappana Agrahara police for two days on the basis of a body warrant. In this case, Prajwal Revan…
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