Bengaluru, Nov. 10 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that Jail Superintendent Magery and ASP Ashok Bhajantri have been dismissed following an inquiry into reports of inmates receiving "VVIP treatment" at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Jail.

Parameshwara said that some videos and photos circulating online were old, but confirmed lapses in prison management.

He added that Chief Superintendent of Prison K Suresh has been transferred, and an IPS officer will now head the jail.

Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, G Parameshwara said, "The media had reported that an unlawful incident had occurred. A meeting was held to verify the truth of the matter. An investigation has been conducted regarding the med...