PRISONERS SHOW OFF PISTOLS INSIDE JAIL, GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO VIRAL VIDEO WILL SHOCK YOU!

Soon after two prisoners in Uttar Pradesh were seen in a video brandishing pistols and making provocative statements against the state government from inside the premises of a jail in Unnao, action has been initiated against four officials of the district jail.

According to NDTV reports, a video of two inmates flashing a country made pistol inside the prison premises went viral on the social media. Prison security in Uttar Pradesh came under fresh scanner soon after the video went viral.

According to NDTV reports, the Uttar Pradesh home department, however, came up with a bizarre clarification saying the pistol was made of "clay" and looked real as one of the two inmates is a "good painter". The department said that the video of the inmates-- Amrish and Gaurav Pratap Singh alias Ankur was circulated on the social media on June 23. 

Meanwhile media reports state that, Additional Director General (Prisons) Anand Kumar said, "In the probe, it was found that the incident was done in collusion with some jail officials to put pressure on the jail administration."

"In this context, head jail warder Mata Prasad, 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," he added.

Kumar further said that the video dates back to February. "Inmate Amrish was brought to Unnao jail from Meerut, while Gaurav was transferred from Lucknow," he said.

In a statement, the state home department said, "During the probe, it was found that Gaurav is a very good painter, and the countrymade pistol shown in the video is of clay (mitti). Apart from this, all the food items, which are seen in the video, are regular items which are given to the inmates. None of the items were brought from outside or are objectionable."

The statement further added that Amrish, a resident of Meerut is serving a life-term for committing murder and loot, while Gaurav, who hails from Rae Bareli is named in cases of loot and murder.