Overview
- A Central Crime Branch raid at Parappana Agrahara detected a smartphone, SIM card, charger and pen drive in the high‑security barrack of former MP Prajwal Revanna after inspections on August 11, police said.
- Investigators have arrested and remanded multiple intermediaries, including a prison warder, and say the SIM was bought in Punganur and linked to Tousif Siddiq, a convict from the 2020 DJ Halli attack.
- Prajwal was produced in court for questioning and returned to Central Prison on September 10 after a period in police custody, according to court records and police statements.
- Police said the seized phone was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory and reported that the FSL found about 173 videos on the device, most of which investigators described as pornographic.
- Reporting differs on the total number detained (five in some outlets, seven in others) as the probe continues, a case that raises broader concerns about staff collusion and the recurring problem of contraband in Bengaluru’s central prison.