BENGALURU: Former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, serving life sentence in a rape case, has been assigned the duty of library clerk at Bengaluru Central Prison in Parappana Agrahara.
The former MP, who once drew a basic salary of Rs 1.24 lakh per month along with other allowances, will now earn Rs 525 per day.
A senior prison official stated that Prajwal began his duties as a library clerk a week ago. His responsibilities include issuing books and maintaining the register for both undertrial and convicted inmates who borrow from the prison library.
As per prison regulations, Prajwal is required to work eight hours a day, six days a week, with Sundays off. He will be paid only for the days he reports to work. If he has to attend court and misses work, he will not be compensated for that day.
The salary will be credited to his bank account, and he can either use the money to purchase items available in the prison or send it to his family, according to the official.
Prajwal was convicted on August 2 for raping his former house help by a special court that deals with cases against sitting and former MPs/MLAs.
He was moved to the convicts’ section in the prison and assigned prisoner number 15528. After allegations of rape surfaced in April 2024, Prajwal was expelled from the JD(S) party.
Three more cases registered against him are still pending.