Bhubaneswar: While several reports of mismanagement in prisons surfaced recently, some shocking videos of inmates inside the Jharpara jail in the State capital are doing rounds on social media.
In one video, inmates are seen sitting together with musical instruments; one of them singing a devotional song and others are found smoking ganja. In another video, the prisoners were seen dancing.
Besides, in one video, a jail employee is seen providing something (suspected to be toxic items) to jail inmates.
Though the exact date of shooting of the videos is yet to be ascertained, the video is suspected to have been shot on auspicious occasion on Mahabishuba Sankranti or Pana Sankranti this year.
Meanwhile, the Jail DIG has said that this is an attempt to divert the attention from ‘Operation Clean-Up’.
An investigation to ascertain the exact data of the video is underway. The clip might have been shot before the outbreak of Coronavirus, he added.
