Uttar Pradesh: Prisoner Celebrates Birthday Inside High-security Jail, Video Goes Viral
The prisoner, Shivendra Singh, an accused in a murder case, celebrated his birthday on July 23.
Lucknow, July 30: An undertrial prisoner celebrated his birthday inside a high-security jail in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad town. A video of the birthday celebration has gone viral on social media. The prisoner, Shivendra Singh, an accused in a murder case, celebrated his birthday on July 23. He claimed jailor made all the arrangments for his birthday celebration and took Rs 1 lakh for it.
"All things were made available to me by Jailor Vinay Kumar. His staff made my video and promised me that it would be made available. But, it was leaked by the staff. Rs. 1 lakh was taken from me for it. No facilities will be provided from today," Singh, who turned 40 on July 23, told media. He added that jail authorities seized various items such as a knife, lighter and candles.
Advocate Martand Pratap Singh confirmed that the birthday celebrations took place outside the front jail barracks. "The birthday celebrations took place outside the jail barracks of Ashfaqullah Khan. The jailor started demanding Rs. 1 lakh every month for availing such facilities, to which Shivendra refused. The jailor then threatened to reveal the matter and file a complaint," he said.
Singh also alleged that the jail staff seized all the items in possession by the prisoners, five minutes after the Faizabad district magistrate and police conducted a raid. The Uttar Pradesh government ordered an inquiry into the incident. Earlier this month, a gangster, Munna Bajrangi, was shot dead inside a prison in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district.
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