Bengaluru: Woman booked for attempting to smuggle phone inside prison

Parappana Agrahara Central Prison.

Credit: Special Arrangement

The Parappana Agrahara Police have booked a woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle a mobile phone inside the Bengaluru prison by hiding it in her private area, police officials said on Monday. 

The suspect, identified as Laxmi Narasamma, 38, was detained and the phone was confiscated.

According to the FIR, on January 2, between 12.10 pm and 12.30 pm Narasamma had entered the Parappana Agrahara Prison premises and availed a visitors pass to see Bharath, 20, an Undertrial Prisoner (UTP). 

During the physical check, the female inspecting officer found an Ace brand feature phone with an Airtel SIM that the suspect had allegedly hidden.

Police officials booked her under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Karnataka Prisons (Amendment) Act. Further probe is underway, police said.