Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of Darshan & other accused till September 12On Monday, a court extended the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda, and 15 other accused in t...
11 Sep, 2024, 10.31 AM IST
Darshan returns to same jail as prisoner where he shot a movieKannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, facing charges in the Renukaswamy murder case, has been moved from Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Centra...
29 Aug, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
Seven prison officials suspended, superintendent transferred over special treatment for Kannada actor DarshanSeven jail officials faced suspension and the Superintendent of Parappana Agrahara Central Jail was transferred after a photo of actor Dars...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.16 PM IST
Sasikala applies for remission and early release from prisonSasikala, lodged at the Parappana Agrahara prison here, is expected to come out on January 27, 2021 after she deposited Rs 10 crore fine at...
02 Dec, 2020, 02.56 PM IST
Former Jayalalithaa aide Sasikala may be released on January 27, says K'taka Prison Department"As per prison records, convict prisoner number 9234 Sasikala's 'probable date of release' is January 27, 2021, provided in-default fine am...
15 Sep, 2020, 01.21 PM IST
CCTV shows Sasikala 'entering' central jail; DG says not awareThe footage shows the two women carrying bags and apparently entering the Parapanna Agrahara central prison, where Sasikala is serving a se...
21 Aug, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
Karnataka transfers whistle blower officer D Roopa, who exposed VIP treatment to Sasikala in jailReacting over D Roopa's transfer, former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy said: "Surprised. I think this government (Karnataka government) wants...
17 Jul, 2017, 02.13 PM IST
Want to meet your dear ones in central jail? Just bribe the staffThe registration office shutter is kept half-open for officials to take the bribe discreetly. Despite three organised counters, visitors ar...
03 May, 2017, 11.03 AM IST
Court hall for Sasikala's surrender shifted to central prisonThe Karnataka High Court Registrar accepted a request by Bengaluru City Police to shift the court hall in the city citing security and othe...
15 Feb, 2017, 02.31 PM IST
Jail moves convicts to new building, frees under-trials of stressDue to the overcrowding, prison authorities are moving convicts out of the main facility to two buildings being constructed to accommodate ...
26 Oct, 2016, 11.08 AM IST
Now, Cauvery trouble spills into city prisonAccording to the jail manual, for every 10 inmates, there should be one jail staff but there is only one warden for 400 to 500 inmates.
26 Sep, 2016, 11.44 AM IST
4,000 inmates but only two doctors in Bengaluru's prisonParappana Agrahara is hyped to be at the forefront of prison reforms in the state because of the various skill development programmes it or...
17 Aug, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
Karnataka: After ban on plastics, prison inmates are making paper and cloth bagsA senior prison of ficial at Parappana Agrahara prison, requesting anonymity , said the department was in talks with paper manufacturers fo...
11 May, 2016, 11.40 AM IST
Foreign inmates protest against rice & ragi, demand wheat-based foodAccording to the prison manual, foreign prisoners should be kept in a separate cell to avoid clashes with local prisoners.
29 Feb, 2016, 10.05 AM IST
Kiosks to help Bengaluru central prison's undertrials track casesUndertrials languishing in Bengaluru central prison in Parappana Agrahara can now keep track of the progress of their cases without steppin...
10 Aug, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
Plea moved in SC for shifting Jayalalithaa to Chennai jailThe petition, filed by a journalist, submitted the transfer of a prisoner from one prison to another is permissible under law .
16 Oct, 2014, 08.59 PM IST
Jayalalithaa to move to central jail Parappana AgraharaAfter verdict was pronounced, Jayalalithaa was moved to a non-VVIP cell in central jail Parappana Agrahara where she underwent medical chec...
28 Sep, 2014, 11.02 AM IST