Prajwal Revanna, former Karnataka MP and grandson of Ex-Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, was convicted of raping a 47-year-old domestic help by a special court in Bengaluru. He was found guilty of rape, voyeurism, sexual harassment, followed by destruction of evidence. Once the third youngest member of the Parliament in India, Prajwal Revanna, had a basic salary of over 1.2 lakh per month, and will now serve as a life prisoner no. 15528 in the Bengaluru Central Prison at Rs 540 per month.
According to a TOI (Times of India) report, Prajwal will survive on Rs 540 per day, which is the standard pay fixed for convicts working for eight hours, six days a week. The prison rules state that all convicts are eligible to work and earn, except on Sundays.
But Prajwal hasn't been assigned a job. New convicts have to start with unskilled work, where they assist in the bakery or do basic tailoring. They are then promoted as skilled labourers after a year, such as for weaving, as reported by TOI.
Prajwal was shifted to the convict Barrack on Friday (August 1, 2025), and can choose his work until Monday (August 4, 2025). The new convicts are allocated their tasks on Monday and are paid Rs 540 a month, irrespective of the work they do. According to the prison guidelines, anyone who has been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment has to work compulsorily.
Life in the cell: For Prajwal, for allAll the convicts start their day at 06:30 am, except those who have some health concerns. A source from the Bengaluru Central Prison reported to TOI, "Breakfast is served after the routine tasks. Through the week, the menu rotates, with Veg Pulao on Sunday, tomato bhat on Monday, chitranna on Tuesday, poha on Wednesday, Puliyogare on Thursday, Upma on Friday, and vangibhath on Saturday."
Lunch follows between 11:30 am and noon. Chapatis, ragi balls, sambhar, white rice, and buttermilk form lunch and dinner. While the convicts are provided with an egg on Tuesdays, mutton on the first and third Friday of every month, and chicken on the second and fourth Saturdays.
Every convict has to return to their barracks by 6:30 pm. They can make two phone calls in a week, each of which lasts no more than 10 minutes. As per visitation rules, the convicts can meet family or friends once a week.
Bengaluru has over 14,500 inmates who are spread across eight central prisons and various district jails. Out of these, more than 1500 convicts are engaged in some or other task.