Forensic Analysis Reveals Sexually Explicit Videos on Jailed Ex-MP Prajwal Revanna's Phone
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Forensic analysis of electronic devices seized from rape-convict and former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna inside his Bengaluru prison cell has reportedly uncovered dozens of pornographic videos and web series.
The discovery follows a surprise raid by Crime Branch officials on August 11 at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, where Revanna was caught using a mobile phone inside his high-security barrack. Alongside the contraband handset, officials recovered a charger, a pen drive, and a notebook from the cell.
Subsequent forensic examination of the seized items confirmed that dozens of porn videos were stored directly on the mobile phone, whilst the pen drive was loaded with multiple web series.
Security Breach and VIP Privileges
Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and nephew of Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, is currently serving a life sentence following his conviction in a high-profile sexual assault case. The recovery of an active mobile phone and digital entertainment files has reportedly once again trained the spotlight on the illicit special privileges and lax enforcement extended to high-profile 'VIP' inmates within Bengaluru's central prison facility.
Under standard prison regulations, personal mobile phones, SIM cards, and electronic communication devices are strictly banned inside correctional facilities. Permitted inmate communication is restricted exclusively to heavily monitored institutional landlines, public call offices (PCOs), or designated video-calling systems.
Background of the Conviction
Revanna was convicted last year on charges of rape and circulating videos documenting the sexual assault of a 48-year-old woman. The victim, who was employed as domestic help at the Revanna family's farmhouse in Hassan district's Holenarasipura, revealed that she had been subjected to repeated rapes by Prajwal Revanna starting in 2021. The former lawmaker recorded the acts of sexual violence and used the threat of leaking the footage to silence her.
Following the August raid and the recovery of the device from Revanna's barrack, prison authorities suspended a jail official and ordered a formal probe to investigate how the electronic devices were smuggled into the facility.
