Former MP Prajwal Revanna, serving a life sentence in a rape case, lived aside from the strange jail inhabitants at Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru for 2 years. That cosy association has been snapped.
Revanna has been shifted from the VIP cell to a basic cell after a cell phone and a pen drive had been present in his possession throughout a Central Crime Department (CCB) raid. The gadgets had been discovered to include obscene movies, triggering an inquiry into how they reached his barrack.
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What’s the ‘VIP cell’?
At Parappana Agrahara, a “VIP cell” has usually been known as particular lodging for top profile prisoners, with previous reviews documenting separate residing areas, higher furnishings, exterior meals, non-public cooking preparations and relaxed customer entry. The association was not for a separate class of criminals entitled to such privileges; slightly, allegations of preferential remedy have repeatedly centred on influential inmates residing within the so-called “VIP cell”.
The transfer means Revanna will now dwell alongside 20 different prisoners and share a single rest room. He has additionally been ordered to put on the prescribed jail uniform and report for work within the jail library, based on a senior dwelling division official.
“His earlier lodging was shared with undertrial prisoner Pratap Roy, arrested in a POCSO case. Roy was described as being like an assistant to Revanna,” the officer, who requested to not be named, stated.
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Jail officers face motion
The change in lodging adopted a collection of actions by the jail division. Whereas jail superintendent Anshukumar was requested to elucidate the lapse, the assistant superintendent Iranna Rangapur was suspended for dereliction of obligation.
Prisons and correctional providers DGP Alok Kumar additionally ordered an investigation by a crew headed by DIG Jinendra Khangavi. The inquiry will look at how a blue Redmi 5G cellphone, charger and black Sandisk pen drive entered the jail and whether or not any officers helped get the gadgets to Revanna.
“Regardless of all this safety, how did a cell phone get into the jail? We are going to examine whether or not the officers had been concerned on this. If the officers had been concerned, who introduced the cellphone to Prajwal Revanna? How lengthy has he been utilizing the cell phone? We’ve got additionally been instructed to search out out who’s concerned on this,” Alok Kumar stated.
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DGP says Revanna was warned earlier
The DGP stated authorities had beforehand warned Revanna about jail guidelines. He additionally stated a search of actor Darshan’s cell had discovered no cell phone or different gadgets. “We had warned Prajwal Revanna prematurely. We additionally searched actor Darshan’s cell and no cell or different gadgets had been discovered,” he stated.
The cellphone discovery has raised questions on safety inside Parappana Agrahara, the place jammers have been put in across the jail. Alok Kumar stated cell SIM playing cards, together with Airtel playing cards issued in Andhra Pradesh, had nonetheless been discovered contained in the jail.
“Airtel firm SIMs are getting used contained in the jail. Particularly, Airtel SIMs from Andhra Pradesh have been discovered, regardless of many warnings about this, the SIMs are being discovered. Subsequently, an investigation has been performed into this matter and a report has been submitted,” he stated.
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Priyank Kharge guarantees motion
House minister Priyank Kharge stated the investigation would decide who was accountable and that motion wouldn’t depend upon an officer’s rank. “Whoever the officer is, motion will probably be taken towards him. Whether or not he’s a PC, PSI or ADG, there isn’t any distinction,” Kharge stated.
“Motion must be taken when inappropriate actions happen in prisons. The viral Prajwal video is a bit outdated, so it isn’t attainable to say who did it, who gave it, or what it was given. However motion will probably be taken towards anybody who cooperated,” Kharge stated, including: “Nobody, from constables to IPS, will probably be protected in my time.”
HD Revanna places accountability on House Division
Prajwal’s farther and JD(S) chief, H.D. Revanna, requested concerning the discovery exterior Vidhana Soudha, put the accountability on the state House Division. “The accountability of the House Division lies with Priyank Kharge. His social gathering is in energy. Let him conduct the investigation himself,” he stated.
Revanna, 36, represented Hassan within the Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2023. He was convicted in August 2025 by the Particular Court docket for Folks’s Representatives for raping a dometic employee at a farmhouse in Holenarasipura, Hassan district.
