Rise in cigarette, tobacco smuggling cases in Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru

Incidents of cigarette and tobacco smuggling into Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru have been on the rise, with at least two cases reported in the past few days, following the prison department’s blanket ban on the consumption and supply of tobacco products inside the jail.

In the latest incident on Tuesday (April 21), security personnel, during a routine inspection, found an undertrial prisoner concealing prohibited items in his undergarments. The inmate, identified as Santosh, had been taken to National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) earlier in the day for medical treatment and was escorted back to the prison in the evening.