Bengaluru: Former MP Prajwal Revanna, who has been convicted in connection with a rape case, has landed in police custody for two days over the use of a mobile phone inside his cell at Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, last month. The development comes after investigators intensified the probe into the violation inside the prison last month.Parappana Agrahara police produced Prajwal and his former cellmate Pratap Rai before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Court 42 Tuesday afternoon, seeking his custody on a body warrant. Police remanded both the accused in police custody for two days.Prajwal is accused No. 2 in the case, while Pratap is accused No. 1. During the surprise raid on Aug 11, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police found a 5G smartphone in his high-security cell on the first floor.According to police, the phone contained several applications, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, among other OTT platforms, and a few videos. The apps were password-protected. Police also found a charger, a pen drive and a scribbling pad from the cell.During the initial inquiry, Prajwal claimed ownership of a scribbling pad in which he had noted down a few phone numbers, including those of his family members, friends and advocate. According to police, Pratap had allegedly admitted that the mobile phone, charger and pen drive belonged to him. The officials also found that Prajwal was in civilian clothes instead of the convicted prisoner uniform.A senior officer said, “We will be questioning Prajwal and Pratap about who and when were they provided with the phone and other seized items, as well as the role of the prison personnel, who helped them smuggle the contraband inside the prison.”
