Overview

• Parappana Agrahara police registered a case after the clip of undertrial Srinivasa alias Gubbachhi Seena’s birthday inside the jail surfaced online.
• ADGP (Prisons) B Dayananda ordered a detailed inquiry into possible security lapses and any facilitation of the celebration.
• Preliminary checks suggest the event occurred four to five months ago, with investigators confirming the identities of at least 10 inmates seen in the footage.
• The party featured a cake, an apple garland and a large knife, and the filming on a mobile phone underscored a contraband breach in the high-security facility.
• The video reached authorities after the murder victim’s widow flagged it, renewing scrutiny of preferential treatment at the prison following the Darshan case.