Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Forensic Report Finds Explicit Videos On Revanna Jail Phone
Police found a mobile phone in the prison cell used by Prajwal Revanna and another prisoner.
The phone was sent to a forensic laboratory for testing.
The laboratory confirmed that it contained obscene and vulgar videos.
Police said they found 173 files, while another report counted more than 145 video clips.
Three videos were described by police as allegedly involving Revanna.
A pen drive found with the phone also contained many videos and web series.
Investigators are checking whether the phone was used to communicate with people outside the prison.
The discovery has led to questions about banned phones and possible special treatment inside the jail.
Forensic analysis confirmed obscene and vulgar videos on a mobile phone seized from Prajwal Revanna’s cell at Bengaluru Central Prison.
Police said the phone contained 173 files, including three alleged obscene videos involving Revanna, while another report described more than 145 explicit video clips.
The phone was seized during an August 11 raid while Revanna and undertrial prisoner Pratapa Rai were allegedly using it.
A pen drive seized with the phone reportedly contained web series and more than 100 additional video clips or files.
Police are examining communication records after the seizure; a jail official was suspended and authorities ordered an inquiry into possible special privileges.
- Who
- Former Janata Dal (Secular) MP and rape-convict Prajwal Revanna, undertrial prisoner Pratapa Rai, and prison and police officials.
- What
- A forensic examination found obscene and vulgar videos on a mobile phone seized from a prison cell, along with additional video content on a pen drive.
- When
- The phone and other items were seized on August 11; forensic findings were reported afterward.
- Where
- Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, also called Bengaluru Central Prison, in Bengaluru.
- Why
- Police are investigating the alleged possession and use of banned electronic devices inside prison, including their communications and possible unauthorized privileges.
- Prisoner
- Prajwal Revanna, a former Janata Dal (Secular) MP serving a life sentence after conviction in a rape case
- Seizure date
- August 11
- Mobile-phone contents
- Police said 173 files were found; another report described more than 145 video clips, including explicit content, movies and OTT series
- Alleged videos involving Revanna
- Police identified three alleged obscene videos as involving Revanna
- Pen-drive contents
- Reports said the pen drive contained web series and more than 100 video clips or files
- Other seized items
- A charger, pen drive and notebook
- Investigation response
- Police are examining communication records; a jail official was suspended and an inquiry was ordered
- Prison rule
- Personal mobile phones, SIM cards and electronic communication devices are banned inside prisons
