Overview
- Inquiry ordered by Director General of Prisons B. Dayananda with AIGP P. V. Anand Reddy stating the videos are from 2023 and 2025 and will be verified for authenticity and source.
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G. Parameshwara sought a detailed report, warned of strict action, and called high-level reviews of prison oversight.
- Clips circulating online depict Umesh Reddy using multiple phones beside a television, alleged ISIS recruiter Zuhaib Hameed Shakeel Manna on a smartphone, and gold-smuggling accused Tarun Raju using a phone and cooking.
- New videos reported on Sunday show inmates partying inside the facility with liquor and snacks, with officials checking when they were recorded and who filmed and circulated them.
- Investigators are examining insider facilitation for phones entering the jail and the leak of footage, with some reports claiming suspensions of several officials pending the probe.