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Key accused in Mangaluru autorickshaw cooker blast case seeks to plead guilty to terrorism charges
December 12, 2025 2:30 pm
Mangaluru cooker bomb blast case key accused Mohammed Shariq had, in 2024, pleaded 'not guilty' to the charges of terrorism, criminal conspiracy, attempt to murder, forgery, and charges under the Explosive Substances Act and had sought a trial.
New terror case in Bengaluru suggests active role of prison modules in radicalising small-time criminals
July 23, 2023 12:50 pm
The five youths arrested on July 18 in a terror case were allegedly radicalised by Tadiyandavede Nasir, an accused in the 2008 serial blasts in Bengaluru, while they were lodged in the Bengaluru Central Prison.
Central prison in Bengaluru to get its own community radio operated by inmates
October 17, 2019 2:05 pm
Apart from news bulletins and songs, the radio will have programmes on prisoners’ rights, parole eligibility, and allow inmates to receive birthday wishes from their families.
Police raid Bengaluru prison, seize knives, phones, marijuana
October 09, 2019 11:46 am
Parappana Agrahara Central Prison is the largest prison in Karnataka. Among the more than 4,000 inmates lodged here is former AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala.
Murder convict Manjunath, serving life term, escapes from Bangalore central jail
April 11, 2015 1:22 pm
He is a 33-year old murder convict serving a life term in the jail.
With Jayalalithaa in jail, regular prison activities get derailed
October 09, 2014 11:40 am
Refuting reports of inconvenience to other inmates DIG (Prison) Jayasimha said the prison was maintaining routine protocol.
To keep Jaishanker locked in,prison tightens security
September 07, 2013 3:35 am
CCTV cameras will be installed in his cell and guards posted outside round the clock to keep a closer eye on Jaishankars movements.
Five days after he escaped,serial rapist back in jail
September 07, 2013 1:17 am
Jaishankar is wanted for 19 cases of rape and attempts to rape in Tamil Nadu.
Calls made from inside prison to Pak lead police to LeT plot
May 09, 2012 1:24 am
Following months of tracking telephone calls to Pakistan made from inside the Bangalore central prison,police here claim to have unravelled a Lashkar-e-Toiba plot to recruit a 25-year-old youth for terrorism training
Hurt by remarks,BSY returns to jail
October 20, 2011 3:49 am
The former chief minister decided to do a complete u-turn and returned to the central prison.
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