Gadkari Threat Case: Detail probe underway; Tumkur district jail warden Parveen suspended

Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said a thorough investigation is underway into an alleged threat call made to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday.

Meanwhile, the call was made from Belagavi Central Prison, and several instructions have been issued by the jail authorities. 

“I have issued a warning that strict disciplinary action will be taken against prison staff who will engage in and abet illegal activities in prisons. Also recently there were reports of some illegal activities in Ramanagara, Tumkur, Kalaburagi, and Belagavi jails, and a detailed investigation was ordered after which the warden of Tumkur district jail, Praveen, was suspended from service, Jnanendra said.

A detailed investigation was ordered by the government of the Ramanagara, Tumkur, Kalaburagi, and Belagavi jails, and Tumkur district jail warden Parveen has been suspended. 

Earlier on Thursday, a raid was conducted by district police personnel at the Hassan District Jail and illegally stored mobile phones were seized.

“Instructions have been given to keep a tab on incoming and outgoing calls from prisons and also to periodically conduct checks at barracks and prison premises to tackle smuggling of contraband, especially mobile phones,” the minister said.

However, to stop criminal offenses in the state, portable jammers will be installed at all prisons across the state within three months.