{"id":11396,"date":"2026-08-12T04:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11396"},"modified":"2026-08-12T04:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:26:59","slug":"rape-convict-ex-mp-prajwal-revanna-found-with-phone-pen-drive-in-bengaluru-jail-fresh-fir-filed-bengaluru-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11396","title":{"rendered":"Rape-convict ex-MP Prajwal Revanna found with phone, pen drive in Bengaluru jail; fresh FIR filed | Bengaluru News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133169164,imgsize-153690,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/prajwal-revanna.jpg\" alt=\"Rape-convict ex-MP Prajwal Revanna found with phone, pen drive in Bengaluru jail; fresh FIR filed\" title=\"Prajwal Revanna (File Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Prajwal Revanna (File Photo)\">Prajwal Revanna (File Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>BENGALURU: Former MP Prajwal Revanna was found with a mobile phone and pen drive during a raid at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru on Wednesday, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>A blue-coloured Android mobile phone, a pen drive, a charger and a diary were recovered from Revanna, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Another inmate, identified as Prathap Rai, was also found in possession of a mobile phone.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The complaint was filed by Subramanya, a police inspector with the Central Crime Branch, and a case has been registered at Parappana Agrahara police station against the two inmates under Section 42 of the Prisons Act.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>An assistant superintendent of prisons has been suspended, while a show-cause notice has been issued to the superintendent of Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;The concerned assistant superintendent has been placed under suspension on the report of DIG South and a show-cause notice has been issued to the SP Bangalore Central Prison. A detailed enquiry is being conducted in this incident,&#8221; Alok Kumar, DGP, Prisons and Correctional Services, said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>He said the raid lasted four to five hours and no other contraband was found.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Prison authorities have begun an inquiry into how the mobile phones entered the jail. CCTV footage is being examined, while officials are gathering further details before notices are served and disciplinary action is initiated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h4>Convicted for raping domestic help<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p>Revanna, 34, is serving a life sentence at the prison after a special court in Karnataka sentenced him in 2025 for repeatedly raping a 47-year-old domestic worker.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The case was the first of three rape cases and one sexual harassment case against Revanna to go to trial and result in a verdict.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The former Hassan MP, grandson of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, was once regarded as a rising political figure in the Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>His conviction marked a dramatic fall for a politician from one of Karnataka&#8217;s most prominent political families.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The latest jail incident is now the subject of a separate departmental inquiry, with officials examining whether prison staff were involved in allowing the mobile phones into the facility.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bengaluru\/rape-convict-ex-mp-prajwal-revanna-found-with-phone-pen-drive-in-bengaluru-jail-fresh-fir-filed\/articleshow\/133169124.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prajwal Revanna (File Photo) BENGALURU: Former MP Prajwal Revanna was found with a mobile phone and pen drive during a raid at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru on Wednesday, officials said.A blue-coloured Android mobile phone, a pen drive, a charger and a diary were recovered from Revanna, officials said.Another inmate, identified as Prathap Rai, 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