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AHMEDABAD: Munni badnaam hui..... After topping popularity charts, Malaika Arora Khan's Bollywood number has now got hardened criminals of the Sabarmati Central Jail dancing to the tune. A video clipping showing inmates dancing on the number inside the jail premises is now doing the rounds. Jail authorities, however, say this was part of a workout session inside the jail. "What the clipping shows is actually an aerobics session conducted for the inmates," said additional DGP, Jail, PC Thakur.
But the development, jail sources say, has only confirmed rumours floating since last fortnight that some influential inmates were being favoured by the jail authorities. The clipping is part of a sting operation carried out by a few inmates. A fortnight earlier, a gro-up of whistleblowers in the guise of inmates had sent a letter to the city police commissioner alleging that jail autho-rities are biased towards some inmat-es. The letter also provided names and details of the extended visiting hours given to the inmates, said a source.
The sting operation seems to be a follow up, since the letter failed to evince any response. Apart from the dance sequence, the clipping also shows Shiva Solanki, accused in the RTI and environment activist murder case, roaming freely on the jail premises. He is the nephew of BJP MP of Junagad Dinu Solanki and is alleged to have easy access to jail superintendent's office. "The sting operation was carried out by an inmate to expose the partial attitude of the jail authorities towards certain influential prisoners," said sources.
In December 2010, Jethava's father, Bhikhubhai, had written a letter to the jail IGP. He had alleged that Solanki was being favoured behind bars and also that he was using facilities like laptop and mobile phones inside the jail. He had also alleged that Solanki was running his illegal mining business from behind the bars. But Thakur said, "I have not seen Solanki's visuals, so I cannot comment on it."
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