Behind bars, convicts in Bengaluru Central Prison use WhatsApp to extort undertrial inmates
BENGALURU: There have been several incidents of inmates being caught using mobile phones in Bengaluru Central Prison. Now, convicted inmates are running extortion rackets from behind bars, raising serious questions about the effectiveness of restrictions on mobile phone usage inside the prison.
A source told TNIE that convicts, especially rowdy-sheeters, are targeting undertrial inmates who are about to secure bail. They collect the phone numbers of these inmates and, once they are out on bail, the convicts call them via WhatsApp from prison to extort money by issuing death threats and harassing them.
