India, Dec. 7 -- A staff member at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Prison has been arrested for attempting to sneak banned items, hidden inside his undergarments, into the high-security facility.

Rahul Patil, a warden at the central jail, was intercepted at the main gate around 6:50 pm on Friday after security personnel from the Karnataka State Industrial Security Force (KSISF) noticed something amiss, said a report by The Hindu.

The door frame metal detector reportedly went off multiple times, prompting a thorough frisking.

During the search, guards found two cigarette packets and around 60 grams of a thin, paper-like narcotic substance allegedly concealed on his person.

Prison Superintendent Paramesh, who lodged the police co...