Video of UP jail inmates brandishing gun goes viral, officials face action
Lucknow, June 27 (IBNS): Four officials of Unnao district jail in Uttar Pradesh are facing action after a video surfaced online showing two inmates of the jail holding a pistol on the premises, media reports said.
The state home department, however, claimed the pistol was made of clay and looked real because of the the inmates was a "good painter".
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The video also shows a table full of food for the inmates to feast.
Jail superintendent A.K. Singh told NDTV "strong action" would be taken against the officials involved.
"It was found that the incident was done in collusion with some jail officials to put pressure on the jail administration," NDTV quoted additional director general (prisons) Anand Kumar as saying. "In this context, head jail warders Mata Prasad and Hemraj, jail warder Awadhesh Sahu and Saleem Khan have been found to be colluding with the inmates, and action is being initiated against them as per rules."
Kumar said the video is from February.
Both the inmates are loot and murder convicts.
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