Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Prajwal Revanna Faces Custodial Questioning Over Jail Phone
Police want to question Prajwal Revanna about a mobile phone allegedly used inside his prison cell.
Revanna is serving a life sentence after being convicted in a rape case.
The phone, a charger, a pen drive and other items were reportedly found in his cell.
A video allegedly showed him talking on the phone from the prison.
His cellmate, Pratap, is also accused in the case.
Police say the phone used an Andhra Pradesh SIM card.
Revanna has reportedly said the phone belonged to Pratap.
Investigators are checking how the phone entered the prison and whether prison rules were broken.
A court must approve the police custody for questioning.
Karnataka Police are seeking custody of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna over alleged mobile-phone use inside Bengaluru Central Prison.
Police recovered an Android phone, an Andhra Pradesh-registered SIM card, a pen drive and a charger from Revanna’s cell, according to the report.
A purported video allegedly showed Revanna speaking on the phone and receiving special facilities inside his VIP cell.
Revanna’s cellmate Pratap has been named accused number one, while Revanna has been named accused number two.
Investigators are examining a diary, calls to relatives and possible assistance from people inside or outside the prison.
- Who
- Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna and his cellmate Pratap are being investigated by Karnataka Police.
- What
- Police are seeking custodial questioning over the alleged recovery and use of a mobile phone and related items inside Bengaluru Central Prison.
- When
- The two men were produced before a Special Court for MPs and MLAs on Tuesday; police expected to seek custody by Tuesday evening.
- Where
- Bengaluru Central Prison and the Special Court for MPs and MLAs in Bengaluru; the case was registered at Parappana Agrahara police station.
- Why
- Investigators are seeking to determine how the phone and SIM card entered the prison, who supplied them and whether prison security protocols were breached.
Police Investigation
Revanna’s Reported Account
Ownership of the phone
Police Investigation
Police are investigating both Revanna and Pratap over the phone recovered from their cell and are seeking custody to question them.
Revanna’s Reported Account
Revanna has reportedly told investigators that the mobile phone belonged to Pratap, who shared the cell with him.
Possible prison assistance
Police Investigation
Investigators are examining whether anyone inside or outside the prison helped provide the mobile phone or SIM card and whether security protocols were breached.
Revanna’s Reported Account
The report does not provide a detailed public response from Revanna about how the phone or other materials entered the prison.
- Main accused
- Prajwal Revanna, former JD(S) MP and a life-sentence prisoner
- Other accused
- Pratap, Revanna’s cellmate, identified by police as accused number one
- Recovered items
- An Android mobile phone, pen drive and charger were reportedly recovered from the cell
- SIM card
- Preliminary investigation reportedly found an Andhra Pradesh-registered SIM card
- Evidence under review
- A purported video and a diary containing family and relative contact numbers
- Court
- Special Court for MPs and MLAs in Bengaluru
- Police station
- Parappana Agrahara police station