Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is serving a life sentence after being convicted in a rape case, has allegedly been caught with a mobile phone inside the Bengaluru prison where he is lodged. Sources told NDTV that Revanna was found using a phone during a surprise raid by Crime Branch officials. A case has been registered by the Crime Branch and a probe is on to find out how Revanna got a phone inside the jail. Authorities have acted and suspended a senior jail official for dereliction of duty and issued notice to another over lapses in Prajwal Revanna’s cell. Jail Assistant Superintendent Eeranna Rangapur has been suspended for alleged lapses. Meanwhile, jail Superintendent Ansuch Kumar has been served a show-cause notice seeking an explanation for the security lapses.
