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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Undertrial prisoners attempt to smuggle MDMA into prison
Mangaluru: Two undertrial prisoners returning from a court hearing in Mangaluru were caught attempting to smuggle suspected MDMA into the district prison by hiding it inside slippers. According to police, the incident took place on Tuesday, when undertrial prisoners Vikram Kumar and Pramod B attended a hearing at a court in Mangaluru under escort, and returned to the district prison around 2 pm. During a thorough check at the prison's main gate, KSISF personnel Shekhar DK and Kumar NR noticed two suspicious yellow tape-wrapped packets hidden in the slippers worn by Vikram Kumar. On questioning, Vikram revealed that the slippers actually belonged to his fellow prisoner, Pramod, and that they exchanged footwear while returning to the prison. Pramod, when questioned, admitted that during the court hearing, in the premises' toilet, he retrieved two packets from the bottom of a bucket where they were allegedly hidden by Manjunath from Davangere, who was also present in court for hearing. He said he placed the packets inside his slippers, and upon re-entering the prison gate, exchanged slippers with Vikram. Upon inspection, the packets were found to contain 10 small white crystalline packets, suspected to be MDMA. As both accused attempted to smuggle the suspected MDMA into prison, a case was registered against Vikram Kumar and Pramod B. Barke police are investigating. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
Deccan Herald
12-07-2025
- Deccan Herald
Woman accused of sneaking drugs into Mangaluru prison
She had carried five packets of snacks to be given to an under-trial prisoner. The KSISF staff at the jail, while checking the snack packets, found suspicious objects in the form of powder resembling MDMA, covered in aluminium foil inside them.
Time of India
11-07-2025
- Time of India
Woman booked for getting suspicious items to jail
Mangaluru: Mangaluru District Jail authorities filed a case against a woman who brought some suspicious objects concealed inside food packets while visiting the jail. In a complaint, Sharanabasappa, superintendent of the jail, said the visitor, Ramsoona S, arrived at the jail to meet an undertrial prisoner, Mohammad Askar, at 12.45pm on Thursday. She was carrying five packets of snacks to be given to Askar. The Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KSISF) staff at the jail, while checking the snack packets thoroughly, found suspicious objects covered in aluminium foil inside them. The suspicious objects, in the form of powder, resembled MDMA. Ramsoona told officers that Askar asked her to collect the packets from one Hussain from Hosangadi. Accordingly, she collected the packets and brought them to the jail.
Indian Express
15-06-2025
- Indian Express
Bengaluru psychologist held for smuggling phone into central jail
A 33-year-old prison counsellor has been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly attempting to smuggle a mobile phone into the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, said the police Saturday. The accused has been identified as Navyashree K M, who worked as a contract-based psychologist in the prison's hospital wing. According to the FIR, Navyashree attempted to smuggle a Redmi mobile phone into the premises last Friday. She was caught during a routine security check by personnel from the Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KSISF). A handheld metal detector alerted the guards, prompting a detailed search, during which the phone was reportedly found hidden in her private parts. Prison authorities handed her over to the Parappana Agrahara police, who booked her under Section 323 (Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and provisions of the Karnataka Prisons Act. A senior police officer confirmed that the device was meant for an undertrial prisoner. Investigators are now attempting to determine who gave her the phone, the identity of the intended recipient, and the nature of her relationship with the inmate. The police are also probing if this incident was part of a larger pattern and whether she had smuggled phones into the jail before. In another case, a 43-year-old domestic worker was arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 67 lakh in cash and valuables worth Rs 70 lakh from her employer's home in Chamarajpet, Bengaluru. The accused, identified as Uma alias Salma, hails from Chamarajanagar and had been employed as a house help for a bedridden woman named Sujatha. She has been booked under BNS Section 306 (theft by servant). According to a complaint filed by Radha, Sujatha's 72-year-old sister, the theft occurred at their residence, where a large sum of cash was stored after the family sold a property near Electronics City. The money was reportedly kept in a locker at Sujatha's house. Uma, who had joined the household two months ago, is believed to have learned about the cash and valuables. Last month, seizing an opportunity when fewer people were at home, she allegedly made away with the loot. The theft came to light when Sujatha's family decided to buy a flat in Chamarajpet and discovered the locker empty. When questioned, Uma initially denied any involvement but later confessed during police interrogation. The police recovered Rs 57 lakh in cash and valuables worth Rs 70 lakh from her possession.
