Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Karnataka Prisons Seize Contraband in Major Crackdown
In Karnataka, the new prison chief, Alok Kumar, started a big check in prisons.
They found many mobile phones, some ganja, knives, and other bad things.
The biggest finds were in Bengaluru and Mysuru prisons.
They also found money and other items.
The police chief said they will keep doing these checks to stop bad things happening in prisons.
They even found out that some prisoners had a lot of nice things, like phones and drugs.
The police chief said he will not allow bad behavior and will punish those who do bad things.
A 36-hour special operation was conducted in key prisons across Karnataka, leading to the seizure of 67 mobile phones, 48 SIM cards, 10 knives, 366 grams of ganja, 14 chargers, 10 earphones, and Rs 60,880 in cash.
The largest seizures occurred at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru, where 6 mobile phones and 4 knives were found, and in Mysuru prison, where 9 mobile phones and 11 SIM cards were recovered.
Belagavi prison officials seized 4 mobile phones and 366 grams of ganja thrown from outside during the raid.
An additional night-long inspection at Parappana Agrahara revealed an even larger cache of contraband, including 14 mobile phones, 9 SIM cards, 5 chargers, 2 earphones, and 10 knives.
Six cases have been registered, and further investigations are underway to identify how the contraband entered the prisons and whether prison staff was involved.
- Who
- Karnataka Director General of Police (Prisons) Alok Kumar and prison authorities
- What
- Seizure of prohibited items including mobile phones, ganja, knives, SIM cards, chargers, earphones, and cash
- When
- Over the last 36 hours (with an additional night-long inspection)
- Where
- Various prisons across Karnataka, including Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi, Mangaluru, and Vijayapura
- Why
- To curb illegal activities inside prisons and restore discipline
- Items Seized
- Mobile phones, SIM cards, knives, ganja, chargers, earphones, cash
- Locations
- Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi, Mangaluru, Vijayapura prisons
- Duration of Drive
- 36 hours (with additional night-long inspection)
- Authorized By
- Karnataka Director General of Police (Prisons) Alok Kumar
- Total Mobile Phones Seized
- 67
- Total SIM Cards Seized
- 48
- Total Knives Seized
- 10
- Total Ganja Seized
- 366 grams
- Cash Seized
- Rs 60,880
- Cases Registered
- 6
