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Forensic Probe Finds Porn Videos on Convict Prajwal Revanna’s Devices
Officials checked devices taken from Prajwal Revanna inside prison.
They said his phone contained dozens of porn videos.
They also said a pen drive contained web series.
Revanna was found using the phone during a surprise raid on August 11.
Mobile phones and similar devices are banned inside prisons.
Revanna is serving a life sentence after being convicted of rape.
Authorities suspended a jail official and ordered an investigation.
The incident has raised questions about whether some prisoners receive special treatment.
Forensic analysis found dozens of porn videos on Prajwal Revanna’s seized mobile phone.
A pen drive reportedly contained web series, while officials also seized a charger and notebook.
Crime Branch officials found the former MP using the phone during a prison raid on August 11.
Revanna is serving a life sentence at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru after a rape conviction.
The discovery has renewed scrutiny of alleged special privileges for VIP prisoners and led authorities to suspend a jail official.
- Who
- Former Janata Dal (Secular) MP and rape-convict Prajwal Revanna, along with Crime Branch and prison officials.
- What
- Forensic analysis reportedly found dozens of porn videos on Revanna’s phone and web series on a seized pen drive.
- Where
- Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru.
- When
- The phone was recovered during a raid on August 11; the forensic findings were reported afterward.
- Why
- Officials were investigating Revanna’s unauthorized possession and use of a mobile phone inside prison.
Key facts
- Prisoner
- Prajwal Revanna, a former Janata Dal (Secular) MP
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment following a rape conviction
- Phone findings
- Dozens of porn videos
- Pen drive findings
- Web series
- Raid date
- August 11
- Other seized items
- A charger and notebook
- Administrative action
- A jail official was suspended and an inquiry was ordered
- Prison rule
- Personal mobile phones, SIM cards and electronic communication devices are banned
Sources
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