The Latest Breaking News from Central Prison

Law Student Mia O'Brien, 23, Jailed for 25 Years in Dubai Prison After Being Found with 50g of Cocaine

Mia O'Brien, a 23-year-old law student from Liverpool, was sentenced to 25 years in Dubai's Central prison after being caught with 50g of cocaine. Her family is fighting to appeal the harsh sentence.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8, 2025

Inmate injured in fight in Dharwad prison

A jail inmate has been injured in a fight with another inmate undergoing a life sentence at Central Prison in Dharwad on Saturday.

The Hindu · Feb 17, 2024

Court classifies Aluva case as ‘rarest of rare’ to award death sentence

Judge K. Soman awarded the death penalty to the accused Asafak Alam in the Aluva child rape and murder case, deeming it a ‘rarest of rare’ case. Prosecution established guilt on oral, documentary, digital, scientific and circumstantial evidence. The court noted the premeditated nature of the crime and the lack…

The Hindu · Nov 14, 2023

Prison inmates celebrate Ramzan as all communities pitch in for preparations

For 15 days, the Central Prison of Parappana Agrahara in Bengaluru has been bustling with activities to help 950 inmates celebrate Ramzan

The Hindu · Apr 18, 2022

Visakhapatnam: Prisoner escapes from Central Prison

VISAKHAPATNAM: A notorious thief escaped from the custody of an escort team of two Armed Reserve (AR) head constables at the Central Prison in the port city in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday evening.

The Times of India · Mar 25, 2022

Heritage building housing Central Prison in Vijayapura will soon be open to everyone

A new prison complex is coming up on the outskirts of Vijayapura

The Hindu · Feb 28, 2022

Three held for attempting to throw ganja sachets into Central Prison

Tunga Nagar Police in Shivamogga, on Tuesday evening, arrested three people while they were attempting to smuggle ganja sachets into the Central Prison at Sogane. The arrested are Azaruddin, 24, of RML Nagar in Shivamogga; Mohammed Faizal, 20; and Roshan Zameer, 19, of Bharmappa Nagar in the city. The police…

The Hindu · Feb 16, 2022

Chargesheet filed in VK Sasikala case, PIL disposed of

BENGALURU: The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday informed the high court that a chargesheet was filed before the jurisdictional court on January 7, 2022 in the case pertaining to alleged illegalities, including preferential treatment to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala at Central Prison (Parappana Agrahara).

The Times of India · Feb 2, 2022

Murugan to probe prison irregularities

The State Government on Saturday appointed S. Murugan, Additional Director-General of Police (Communication, Logistics and Modernisation) to probe the irregularities in Central Prison, Parappana Agrah

The Hindu · Jan 29, 2022

Pakistani convicted murderer takes top school score, wins scholarship

A Pakistani inmate serving a life sentence for murder in an overcrowded Karachi prison has won a scholarship for further study after taking one of the highest scores in the city's higher secondary school exams last year.

Reuters · Jan 22, 2022