India, July 12 -- In a shocking incident that has raised questions about prison security in Karnataka, doctors at a government hospital in Shivamogga successfully removed a mobile phone from the stomach of a convict who had swallowed it.

According to news agency PTI, the prisoner, 30-year-old Daulath alias Gunda, is currently serving a 10-year sentence in a high-security jail. On June 24, he complained of severe stomach pain and informed jail medical staff that he had swallowed something. He was immediately shifted to Government McGann Hospital for treatment, the report added.

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An X-ray confirmed the presence of a mobile phone i...