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  India   All India  09 Mar 2018  Bihar: Arrah jail inmates indulge in drugs, use cellphones in jail, video viral

Bihar: Arrah jail inmates indulge in drugs, use cellphones in jail, video viral

ANI
Published : Mar 9, 2018, 8:09 pm IST
Updated : Mar 9, 2018, 8:09 pm IST

The video is being probed and strict action will be taken once its authenticity is proven.

Visuals of at Arrah Jail after reports of video showing inmates using mobile phones & drugs; raids are still underway. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)
 Visuals of at Arrah Jail after reports of video showing inmates using mobile phones & drugs; raids are still underway. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Patna: A recent video from Bihar's Arrah jail is going viral on the Internet, wherein a group of prisoners can be seen using cell phones, smoking cigarettes and doing drugs inside the jail premises.

SK Singhal, additional director-general of police (ADG), headquarters, said, "Video is being probed. Once its authenticity is established, strict action will be taken. It will be probed how inmates got hold of those things."

In the clip, no police personnel can be seen around the prisoners taking drugs.

A team of senior officials is conducting raids in the prison to seize any objectionable material found.

Tags: bihar jail, drugs, adg, sk singhal
Location: India, Bihar, Patna