Convicted MP's Smartphone Stored Explicit Video Clips, Calls to Family Members
A raid on the Central Prison, Bengaluru by Central Crime Branch on August 11 where Prajwal Revanna has been lodged after his conviction in a rape case came across a smartphone, a pen drive and a charger in high security division of the Prison before the gadget was seized by them
BENGALURU: The Forensic Science analysis of a smartphone seized from convicted former Lok Sabha member Prajwal Revanna reportedly contained more than 140 pornographic materials on his gadget while OTT contents and web series were stored on a pen drive possessed by him in the Prison. It has also come to light from FSL analysis that Prajwal Revanna was in contact with his family members using a smartphone from his cell and was in touch with a female friend as well.
A raid on the Central Prison, Bengaluru by Central Crime Branch on August 11 where Prajwal Revanna has been lodged after his conviction in a rape case came across a smartphone, a pen drive and a charger in high security division of the Prison before the gadget was seized by them. The seized gadget from Prajwal Revanna was subjected for Forensic Science analysis and its report on the seized gadget reportedly threw light on the explicit videos among others.
It may be recalled here, Parapanna Agrahara police registered a case based on a complaint from CCB over raid and seizure of use of prohibited smartphone by convicted prisoner Prajwal Revanna. Initiating investigation into the case, police arrested 5 persons including a Prison warder over alleged facilitation and transportation of smartphones to prisoners lodged in Central Prison, Bengaluru including Prajwal Revanna.
Sources said an investigating team of police officers will serve notices on persons who were in contact with Prajwal Revanna gathering details from call logs in the gadget’s history. Sources added Prajwal Revanna denied ownership of the smartphone alleged to have been used by him from his cell at the high-security zone of the Central Prison, Bengaluru. In the coming days, police intend to expand their investigation into the case.
