Proposed shift of Prajwal Revanna to Hindalga prison temporarily put on hold

The Karnataka Prisons Department has temporarily halted its plan to move Prajwal Revanna, the former Hassan MP currently serving a life sentence for rape, from Parappana Agrahara Central Prison to Hindalga Prison. The decision to halt the transfer was taken due to "administrative and technical" reasons, according to sources within the Prison Department.

This development follows Revanna's alleged possession of a mobile phone during a raid by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on the prison on August 11. Subsequently, the Parappana Agrahara police obtained a body warrant for a more in-depth investigation into the incident. The objective of the police was to determine how the prohibited phone managed to reach Revanna while he was incarcerated and how it was being utilized inside the prison.