Overview
- Parappana Agrahara police filed an FIR against four undertrials seen dancing in Barrack 8, Room 7, and registered three NCRs tied to other clips showing prohibited phone use.
- Home Minister G. Parameshwara ordered immediate action with two officers suspended and the chief superintendent transferred following the viral footage.
- A high-level committee headed by ADGP R. Hitendra will examine prison functioning and security statewide and submit findings within one month, including a technical audit.
- The Central Crime Branch is probing the leak of videos, questioning actor associate Dhanveer and seizing his phone for forensic analysis.
- Officials noted some clips were recorded in 2023, while the BJP held protests and demanded an NIA probe citing a terror suspect featured in the videos.