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Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Jail is under scrutiny after videos showing notorious inmates, including serial rapist and killer Umesh Reddy, using mobile phones and enjoying unwarranted luxuries have surfaced on social media. The footage has sparked allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment at the Bengaluru jail.

Responding to this, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he was ‘unaware’ of the development but assured that he would ‘look into the matter’ and take necessary action, news agency IANS reported.

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Video Shows Serial Rapist And Killer Using Mobile Phones

A video has surfaced on social media allegedly showing Umesh Reddy, convicted of raping 20 women and murdering 18 between 1996 and 2002, freely using two Android phones and a keypad mobile inside Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Jail, allegedly with the knowledge of jail staff.

The footage also shows a TV in his barracks, raising serious questions about systemic corruption and security lapses at the high-security facility.

In 2022, the Supreme Court of India commuted Reddy’s death sentence to 30 years of imprisonment without remission. Although he had initially requested clemency, claiming mental illness, medical evaluations confirmed that he was mentally fit.

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Pictures showing Tarun Raju, arrested in connection with the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case, using a mobile phone and cooking inside jail have also surfaced, NDTV reported. He was arrested by the police while trying to flee to Geneva. According to the police, he was the mastermind of a gold smuggling network that supplied gold to Ranya Rao, the daughter of a senior IPS officer, in Dubai.

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Siddaramaiah has assured that he would ‘look into the matter’ and take necessary action. Authorities will investigate the alleged misuse of mobile phones and other facilities inside the prison.

(With Agency Inputs)

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