Authorities in Bengaluru have launched an investigation after videos that purportedly showed convicted rapist Umesh Reddy and other inmates using mobile phones and having other privileges went viral.

Other than Reddy, Tarun Raju, a gold smuggling case accused, is also seen cooking and using a phone inside the Parappana Agrahara Central Jail.

The videos have sparked outrage and allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment of inmates inside the jail.

Undated videos have surfaced showing jail inmates using mobile phones and watching TV inside #Bengaluru ’s #ParappanaAgrahara Central Jail. pic.twitter.com/pFZK4rMR6l — Hate Detector 🔍 (@HateDetectors) November 8, 2025

Reddy was convicted of raping 20 women and killing 18 of them between 1996 and 2022. In the clip,

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