Overview
- The state formed a high-level panel headed by ADGP R. Hitendra to examine prison functioning and security, with a report due in one month.
- Home Minister G. Parameshwara announced IPS supervision of Bengaluru Central Prison, a command centre within 15 days, a tech audit, and upgrades to jammers and scanners.
- Superintendent Iman Sab Myageri and Assistant Superintendent Ashok Bhajantri were suspended, and Chief Superintendent K. Suresh was transferred pending findings.
- Videos circulating online show inmates such as Umesh Reddy, Juhad Hameed Shakeel Manna, and Gubbachi Seena using phones or celebrating inside prison, though officials say some clips are older.
- CCB questioned actor Dhanveer and seized his phone for forensic analysis, while the NIA reportedly sought an explanation over a terror suspect’s access to a mobile phone as BJP protests led to detentions of senior leaders.