VIP facilities, says BJP over Jain video from Tihar; AAP hits back

NEW DELHI: A video of Delhi minister Satyendar Jain was circulated on social media in which he is seen getting a massage from an inmate in his cell inside Tihar, sparking a sharp offensive from the Bharatiya Janata Party amid allegation that he was being given special treatment in prison.

HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video, ostensibly recorded by a CCTV camera inside the prison on September 13.

BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that the video shows that Jain was being treated as a VIP in prison.

“Why is this massage being provided to the prisoner? Why is Jain not in the jail uniform meant for prisoners? The video shows four people in Jain’s cell. Why are so many people being allowed in the cell? The chief minister should answer this,” he said.

At least 28 prison officials posted in Tihar jail number 7, where Jain is lodged, were transferred on Wednesday. Two days earlier, jail superintendent Ajit Kumar was suspended for his alleged role in circumventing rules to give special facilities to