Renukaswamy murder case accused bypassed rules to speak to his wife, warder assisted him: Prison officials

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A view of Bengaluru Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J

The Parappana Agarahara police have registered a complaint against Pradosh, an accused-turned-approver in the Renukaswamy murder case, for bypassing prison phone rules to speak to his wife. The complaint also alleges the involvement of a prison warder.

According to a complaint filed by B.M. Kotresh, Superintendent of Central Prison, on September 14, prison authorities found that Pradosh had allegedly registered his wife’s mobile number by falsely showing it as the number of a lawyer named Santosh.

Under prison rules, inmates are permitted to register a maximum of three phone numbers belonging to family members, lawyers or other authorised persons for making calls from the prison.

Pradosh, an undertrial prisoner, had allegedly already exhausted his permitted registrations by entering three lawyer numbers in the prison records. He was, therefore, not eligible to register his wife’s number under the prescribed rules. The complaint alleges that the mobile number belonging to Pradosh’s wife was instead registered in the name of another inmate, who was released from prison on July 26, 2026. Pradosh allegedly used the number to speak to his wife.

Preliminary information gathered by the prison authorities allegedly indicated that Mounesh H. Kori, a prison warder/watchman assigned to register inmates’ phone numbers in the Annex-1 section, had assisted Pradosh in registering the number under the other inmate’s name.

The alleged irregularity came to the notice of senior prison officials, following which immediate action was initiated. Prison authorities subsequently lodged a complaint with the Parappana Agrahara police seeking appropriate legal action against Pradosh and Mounesh for allegedly violating prison rules and facilitating unauthorised use of the phone number.

The police have acknowledged the complaint and are expected to conduct an inquiry into the allegations.

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