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Karnataka Installs IPS Chief at Bengaluru Central Jail After Viral Party Videos

The move follows suspensions, FIRs and a monthlong probe ordered after leaked footage exposed security lapses.

Overview

  • IPS officer Anshu Kumar has been appointed chief superintendent of Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, replacing K. Suresh who was transferred.
  • Two prison officers were suspended and a high-level committee led by ADGP R. Hitendra was formed to examine prison functioning and report within a month.
  • Police registered an FIR against four undertrial inmates seen dancing and using prohibited items inside Barrack 8, Room 7 after the footage aired on November 9.
  • Bengaluru’s CCB questioned actor Dhanveer and seized his phone for forensic analysis as part of efforts to trace how the videos were recorded and leaked.
  • The government announced operational steps including a central CCTV command centre, compulsory five‑year staff rotations, technical audits, upgraded jammers and scanners, and new recruitment, while noting some clips may be older.