India, Nov. 9 -- Parappana Agrahara Central jail in Karnataka's Bengaluru has hit headlines after videos surfaced purportedly showing inmates using mobile phones, watching television, raising allegations of security lapses and preferential treatment.

Prison authorities on Saturday launched a probe after the purported videos surfaced, PTI news agency quoted sources as saying.

The inmates in the video in question showed alleged ISIS recruiter Zuhaib Hameed Shakeel Manna and a serial rapist and killer as well as several other jailed notorious criminals, according to an NDTV report. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

In the minute-long video, Manna, a Bengaluru resident, can be seen sipping tea and scrolling t...