17 mobile phones seized from Amritsar Central Jail

Amritsar, January 17

Amritsar Central Jail authorities confiscated 17 mobile phones during a search operation in the complex here on Sunday.

Following complaints by jail authorities, Islamabad police station have booked 11 prisoners for possessing the same. Among those booked included Akash Arora, alias Bunty Arora, of Gurbax Nagar, Gagandeep Singh of Gurnam Nagar, Dev Darpan of Tilak Nagar, Jalandhar, Lovepreet Singh of Udaan Wal, Gursdaspur, Gurwinder Singh of Fatahpur, Harpreet Singh of Sandu Colony, Karandeep Singh of Gurdaspur, Manpreet Singh of Kherabad, Harpinder Singh of Verka, Pargat Singh of Dhapai village and Deepak Kataria of Fateh Singh Colony.

Rising incidents of seizure of cell phones, cigarettes and tobacco have raised questions not only about the functioning of the jail but also exposed lapses in security.

At a time when ISI-supported anti-national elements are pushing in explosives, weapons and drugs from across the International Border, the intelligence had pointed out that the modules were running their networks from jail through phones. Amritsar Central Jail houses many cross-border smugglers, operatives of terror modules and banned organisations.

A jail official wishing not to be named blamed the foggy season. Taking the advantage of the fog, miscreants throw the banned material inside the complex. He said a drive was launched to check the menace which has resulted in the seizure of huge quantity of mobiles. He said complaints were lodged with the police and further investigation was under progress.

Fog to blame?

A jail official wishing not to be named blamed the foggy weather. Taking the advantage of fog, miscreants throw the banned material inside the complex. He said a drive was launched to check the menace which has resulted in the seizure of huge quantity of mobiles. He said complaints were lodged with the police and further investigation was under progress.