India, Nov. 12 -- Four prison inmates from Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara central jail were booked after a viral video showed them dancing and allegedly indulging in banned activities, which has triggered a political slugfest and a major controversy.

The incident came to light after videos of inmates dancing and partying went viral on social media. They showed Karthik alias Jitre Patrick, Dhananjay alias Renukaprasad, Manjunath V alias Koli Manja, and Charan Rao B, dancing inside Barrack-8, Room-7 of the Parappana Agrahara jail. All four of them are under trial for various crimes, said a report by news agency PTI.

The video, reportedly shot on a mobile phone smuggled into the high-security facility, showed the inmates using prohibited i...