Bengaluru (PTI): A purported video of an undertrial prisoner celebrating his birthday allegedly inside the Parappana Agrahara central prison here has prompted an inquiry by the authorities, official sources said on Sunday.

The video of Srinivasa alias "Gubbachhi Seena", a rowdy sheeter, lodged in the prison in connection with a murder case, celebrating his birthday has gone viral on social media.

In the video, Seena can be seen wearing a garland made out of apples and cutting a cake with a knife. Some people, allegedly inmates, are seen along with him.

Police sources said they are verifying as to when the incident took place.

They are also looking into how any inmate could record the video and circulate it, when mobile phones are prohibited under prison rules.

According to some media

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