Undercover investigation in UP prison reveals sordid truth

Recordings from inside the Kasna Prison demonstrate the vicious cycle of brutality prisoners endure.

The Deputy Jailer of Kasna Jail, was filmed using a club to thrash an inmate's soles, a torture technique common in some middle-eastern countries.

This despicable act was abetted by the prison's Chief Warden and other prisoners.

Other videos show inmates being slammed into the wall while guards look on.

Inmates were regularly at the receiving end of whippings upon failing to bribe authorities.

Unauthorized vendors from outside the prison were allowed to set shop in the prison compound selling bare necessities for a premium price although inmates are entitled to these for free.

Prohibited items like cigarettes, liquor were also available for sale.

Vendors' sale proceeds would then be divided amongst prison staff.

Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav, congratulated the media house which conducted this undercover investigation and revealed torture and abuse at the hands of prison authorities.

Noida'a District Magistrate ordered a probe into the findings of the investigation and said the strictest action would be meted out to the guilty.

Uttar Pradesh's Jail Minister convened a meeting in Lucknow on the Kasna Jail expose.