Viral videos from Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara jail show notorious inmates — including serial killer Umesh Reddy, a gold smuggling accused, and terror suspects — using mobile phones and enjoying luxuries. CM Siddaramaiah has assured action amid growing outrage over systemic lapse

Bengaluru: Allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment within the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru have surfaced following the viral videos purportedly showing notorious inmates — including one of India’s most notorious rapist and serial killers, Umesh Reddy, suspected terrorists, and a gold smuggling accused — using mobile phones and enjoying unwarranted luxuries, causing significant embarrassment to prison authorities.

Responding to the incident, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah s

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