Prison Officials Suspended After Inmates Release Videos from Central Jail
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Bengaluru Prison Scandal: 3 Officials Suspended After Inmates Release Videos
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News18•29-03-2026, 13:00
Bengaluru Prison Scandal: 3 Officials Suspended After Inmates Release Videos
•Three prison officials suspended after videos allegedly recorded by inmates from Parappana Agrahara Central Prison surfaced.
•Videos, released by a news portal, purportedly showed prisoners making claims about mobile phone access and targeting DGP (Prisons) Alok Kumar.
•Jail warders Niranjan Kamath, Hanumantappa Hadpad, and Shivanand Karlabatti were suspended for dereliction of duty.
•Main accused identified as Darshan and Abhi (Hennur Bande murder case), with Zypsin Daniel's voice in clips.
•DGP Alok Kumar stated prisoners deliberately shared clips to derail reform process and demoralize the department, also flagging Airtel signal presence inside prison.