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Five Arrested Over Phones Reaching Jailed Prajwal Revanna
Police in Karnataka arrested five men in a case about mobile phones entering a prison.
One of the men is a prison warder.
Police say the phones and SIM cards were meant for prisoners, including Prajwal Revanna and Pratap Rai.
Revanna is a convicted rapist and former parliament member.
During a prison raid, officers found a smartphone and other items in his barrack.
Revanna spent three days in police custody after the discovery.
He was then sent back to Bengaluru Central Prison.
The five arrested men were questioned and placed in judicial custody by a court.
Karnataka police detained five men, including a Bengaluru Central Prison warder, over alleged phone and SIM-card deliveries to inmates.
A smartphone, SIM card, charger and pen drive were found in Prajwal Revanna’s barrack during an August 11 prison raid.
Revanna was produced before a Bengaluru court after three days of police custody and returned to Central Prison on September 10.
The arrests followed a complaint filed by a Central Crime Branch inspector at Parappana Agrahara police station.
The accused were detained on different dates in August and September and later remanded to judicial custody after police questioning.
- Who
- Karnataka police detained five men, including a Bengaluru Central Prison warder; the case involves prisoners Prajwal Revanna and Pratap Rai.
- What
- The men are accused of facilitating the transport of mobile phones and SIM cards into prison.
- Where
- Bengaluru Central Prison and Parappana Agrahara police station in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- When
- The phone was found on August 11; the accused were detained on various dates in August and September, and Revanna returned to prison on September 10.
- Why
- Police allege the men helped deliver phones and SIM cards to prisoners.
Key facts
- Arrests
- Five men were taken into custody.
- Prison official involved
- A warder attached to Bengaluru Central Prison was among those detained.
- Items recovered
- A smartphone, SIM card, charger and pen drive were found in Revanna’s barrack.
- Raid date
- Central Crime Branch police detected the phone during a raid on August 11.
- Court action
- The accused were remanded to judicial custody after police interrogation.
- Revanna’s custody
- He was in police custody for three days before being returned to Central Prison on September 10.
Sources
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