Nine accused, arrested in connection with the murder case of Harsha, a Bajrang Dal activist in Shivamogga in February this year, have been booked under the Karnataka Prisons (Amendment) Act for using mobile phone inside the highly secured central prison of Parappana Agrahara to speak with their family and friends on Eid.
Based on the complaint by P.S. Ramesh, Chief Superintendent of Prisons, the Parappana Agarahara police on Saturday registered an FIR against Mohammad Khasif, Syed Nadeem, Syed Farooq, Rihan Shariff, Asifulla Khan, Abdul Afaan, Mohammad Irfan, Shahidullah Shariff, and Wasim Khan.
The incident came to light when the video of the accused chatting with their families and friends on mobile phone went viral on social media, prompting the prison officials to conduct a check.
