Raipur Central Jail, long touted as Chhattisgarh’s safest lockup, is under fire after a brazen security violation. A girlfriend slipped a smartphone past checkpoints into the visitor room, filming her prisoner boyfriend’s birthday celebration. Now viral online, the video has triggered panic among police ranks and ignited debates on prison vulnerabilities.
Emotional and unfiltered, the clip shows the woman pouring out her feelings. She laments to the lens, ‘My boyfriend’s birthday is today, so I’m here at central jail. It hurts so much that we can’t celebrate together outside.’ Moments later, she’s seen conversing with him through the partition, turning his confinement into an impromptu party.
The prisoner, named Tarkeshwar and lodged for various offenses, features prominently. Baffling investigators: how did she bypass the mandatory frisking at the gates? And how did she record undisturbed under the watch of posted guards?
History repeats itself at this facility. Just months ago, images of Jharkhand criminal Aman Sahu’s jail photoshoot surfaced, fueling suspicions of insider help. Despite the fallout and his eventual death in an encounter, security protocols appear unchanged—more rhetoric than reality.
Jail administrators have yet to comment publicly. Insiders whisper of high-level inquiries targeting negligent personnel. For families, activists, and lawmakers, this incident is a stark reminder that no prison is impervious, demanding immediate overhaul of surveillance and training.
