The applications were installed on a light blue Redmi 5G handset recovered from Room 4 on the first floor of Security Section 3 during a search conducted between 2 pm and 9 pm on Tuesday.
The apps were password protected, and both Revanna and fellow inmate Pratap Rai told the search team that they did not know the passwords, the FIR registered over the matter said.
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Police are examining CCTV footage and collecting further information before issuing notices and taking additional action. Revanna, 36, represented Hassan in the Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2023. He was convicted in August 2025 by the Special Court for People’s Representatives for raping a dometic worker at a farmhouse in Holenarasipura, Hassan district.
“A detailed enquiry is being conducted into this incident,” Kumar said. Kumar said the Assistant Superintendent concerned had been suspended following a report from the DIG, South, while a show cause notice was issued to the superintendent of Bengaluru Central Prison. “CCB has lodged the complaint with Parappana Agrahara Police Station, and registration of an FIR is in progress,” Kumar said.
