Overview
- Officials reported fresh seizures in the past 36 hours, including 10 phones and four SIM cards at Kalaburagi, six phones at Mangaluru, four at Ballari, and three phones with four SIM cards at Shivamogga.
- An official tally over roughly 20 days lists 101 mobile phones, 84 SIM cards, 23 chargers, 16 earphones, ₹64,880 in cash, and 18 sharp objects recovered across state prisons.
- A late-night operation at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Prison yielded 30 phones, with the DGP announcing a ₹30,000 reward for the team involved.
- Mysuru Central Prison’s December 16 surprise check recovered nine phones and 11 SIM cards, with the items handed to Mandi police and a case registered.
- Contraband hauls also included 366 grams of ganja reportedly thrown into Belagavi prison, as authorities continue investigations and plan AI-based intrusion detection and CCTV trials in select facilities.