Woman booked for attempting to smuggle banned items into prison

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A pistillate was booked for allegedly attempting to smuggle prohibited items into Parappana Agrahara Central Prison and was caught during a regular information cheque connected Monday.

According to a ailment submitted by situation authorities, a pistillate unit subordinate of the Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KSISF), had been assigned to behaviour the regular frisking and carnal verification of pistillate visitors astatine astir 1 p.m. connected March 9.

During the inspection, a pistillate identified arsenic Anusha arrived to conscionable an undertrial prisoner, UTP No. 5273/2025, Bharat Akiraa. While checking her belongings, the information unit noticed that Anusha had allegedly concealed definite prohibited items wrong her interior garments successful usurpation of situation rules.

The items were seized, on with the visitant walk slip, and a study was submitted to elder situation officials. The materials were aboriginal verified successful the beingness of Assistant Superintendent B.R. Andani.

Authorities stated that the pistillate had attempted to smuggle the banned items, suspected to beryllium ganja, into the situation premises by misleading the information staff. Based connected the complaint, a lawsuit has been registered against Anusha and the undertrial captive nether Section 42 of the Karnataka Prisons (Amendment) Act, 2022 and different applicable provisions.

Prison unit subordinate held

In different incident, a situation unit subordinate was allegedly held portion attempting to transportation banned items and currency wrong the cardinal situation during a regular information cheque connected March 9. According to situation authorities, the incidental occurred astir 6.15 p.m. erstwhile the unit member, identified arsenic Prakash Gowda, arrived for work successful the ‘C’ barrack area.

During a carnal cheque conducted by information personnel, officials recovered ₹1,610 successful currency and 2 suspicious packets wrapped successful achromatic portion from his possession.

The substance has been reported to elder officers, and further ineligible enactment is being initiated for violations of situation regulations and for attempting to smuggle prohibited items into the prison.

Published - March 11, 2026 07:26 p.m. IST

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