An inmate in Shivamogga Central Prison underwent surgery in Bengaluru following severe stomach pain. The doctors who conducted the surgery removed a mobile along with a battery and SIM.
Now, the Superintendent of Shivamogga Central Jail has filed a complaint against the inmate for possessing a banned item under the Karnataka Prisons (Amendment) Act 2022.
Parashuram alias Chingari of Shivamogga complained of severe stomach pain on March 28. He was treated in the jail hospital. As he continued to suffer, the officials took him to McGann Hospital in Shivamogga. The doctors reported ‘consumption of foreign bodies’ as the cause of the pain.
