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Rape-convict ex-MP Prajwal Revanna found with phone, pen drive in Bengaluru jail; fresh FIR filed

Former MP Prajwal Revanna was found with a mobile phone during a prison raid. A pen drive and charger were also discovered during the extensive search operation. Another inmate, Prathap Rai, was similarly found possessing a mobile phone. An inquiry is underway to determine how these devices entered the central prison facility. Disciplinary action and notices will be issued after a thorough investigation.

Rape-convict ex-MP Prajwal Revanna found with phone, pen drive in Bengaluru jail; fresh FIR filed
The Times of India

BENGALURU: Former MP Prajwal Revanna was found with a mobile phone and pen drive during a raid at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru on Wednesday, officials said.

A blue-coloured Android mobile phone, a pen drive, a charger and a diary were recovered from Revanna, officials said.

Another inmate, identified was as Prathap Rai.

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The complaint was filed by Subramanya, a police inspector with the Central Crime Branch, and a case has been registered at Parappana Agrahara police station against the two inmates under Section 42 of the Prisons Act.

An assistant superintendent of prisons has been suspended, while a show-cause notice has been issued to the superintendent of Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara.

"The concerned assistant superintendent has been placed under suspension on the report of DIG South and a show-cause notice has been issued to the SP Bangalore Central Prison. A detailed enquiry is being conducted in this incident," Alok Kumar, DGP, Prisons and Correctional Services, said.

He said the raid lasted four to five hours and no other contraband was found.

Prison authorities have begun an inquiry into how the mobile phones entered the jail.

CCTV footage is being examined, while officials are gathering further details before notices are served and disciplinary action is initiated.

Convicted for raping domestic help

Revanna, 34, is serving a life sentence at the prison after a special court in Karnataka sentenced him in 2025 for repeatedly raping a 47-year-old domestic worker.

The case was the first of three rape cases and one sexual harassment case against Revanna to go to trial and result in a verdict.

The former Hassan MP, grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, was once regarded as a rising political figure in the Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S).

His conviction marked a dramatic fall for a politician from one of Karnataka's most prominent political families.

The latest jail incident is now the subject of a separate departmental inquiry, with officials examining whether prison staff were involved in allowing the mobile phones into the facility.

Source: The Times of India