Police book 4 inmates of Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara prison after videos of ‘alcohol party’ stir row

Though the FIR does not mention the consumption of alcohol inside the barrack, Myageri has in his complaint sought an investigation into who illegally brought mobile phones inside the prison, who and when the videos were recorded, who sent the videos outside, and who shared them with the media.

The Parappana Agrahara police registered the case under section 42 of the Karnataka Prisons Act (introducing or removing prohibited articles and for communicating with prisoners including mobile phones) and section 323 (dishonestly or fraudulently conceals or removes any property of himself or any other person) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

The Opposition BJP has accused the Government of offering “royal treatment” to “terrorists and rapists” inside the prison. Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka and BJP state president B Y Vijayendra, who marched towards Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s residence demanding his resignation over the issue, were detained.

Home Minister G Parameshwara, who held a closed-door meeting with top police officials, said on Monday that a committee headed by R Hitendra, Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) had been constituted to study the conditions of prisons across the state and submit a comprehensive report within a month.

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