Shocking videos from Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central jail have recently been doing the rounds on the internet. The viral clips purportedly showed notorious inmates watching television and even using mobile phones inside the facility, sparking major concerns of security lapses and preferential treatment

The high-security prison authorities on Saturday launched an investigation after the clips surfaced. Among the mobile phone users inside the prison are Telugu actor Tarun (co-accused involved in a gold smuggling case along with actress Ranya Rao), Zuhaib Hameed Shakeel Manna (a notorious recruiter for ISIS), and Umesh Reddy ( a serial rape-convict and killer), the one who was watching TV inside his cell. News24, however, could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

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