Bengaluru Central Prison declared free of banned items

Bengaluru Central Prison has been declared 'prohibited items-free' after surprise inspections reportedly found no mobile phones, ganja or tobacco on the premises. Karnataka prisons DGP Alok Kumar announced it during Rajyotsava celebrations at the jail. He also granted 30 days' special remission to six convicts who excelled in a three-hour play written, directed and acted entirely by prisoners.