CCB Conducts Raid On Excessive-Profile Prisoners
In accordance with Kumar, the CCB carried out searches focusing on high-profile inmates on the jail. The operation continued for round 4 to 5 hours.
“Yesterday afternoon, a raid was performed by CCB on all of the high-profile prisoners. An Android cellphone has been seized from Prajwal Revanna’s possession,” Kumar mentioned.
One other inmate, recognized as Prathap Rai, was additionally discovered carrying a cell phone through the search.
Circumstances Registered Underneath Prisons Act
A case has been filed towards each Revanna and Rai at Parappana Agrahara Jail beneath Part 42 of the Prisons Act. The supply offers with prohibited objects being introduced into or taken out of jail, unauthorised communication with inmates and violations of jail guidelines.
Authorities are actually reviewing CCTV footage and gathering extra data earlier than issuing notices and deciding on additional motion.
Jail Officers Face Motion
Following a report from DIG South, the involved Assistant Superintendent has been suspended. A show-cause discover has additionally been issued to the Superintendent of Bengaluru Central Jail.”An in depth enquiry is being performed into this incident,” Kumar mentioned.
He added that the search didn’t uncover some other prohibited or contraband objects.
Prajwal Revanna’s Rape Conviction
Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, was convicted by the Particular Court docket for Folks’s Representatives in August 2025 in a rape case involving a house-help at a farmhouse in Holenarasipura, Hassan district.
The court docket sentenced him to life imprisonment and imposed a superb of Rs 10 lakh, with Rs 7 lakh ordered as compensation for the survivor.
The previous JD(S) chief additionally faces three different rape circumstances, that are nonetheless pending trial.
[With ANI inputs]
