BATHINDA: Faridkot police seized four mobile phones and two chargers from various barracks in the district jail there in a massive search that continued till the wee hours of Tuesday. Earlier also, cellphones had been seized from Faridkot jail.
The search led by Faridkot SP (headquarters) Deepak Parikh and comprising over 150 policemen of various ranks, was started after 10 pm on Monday night and continued till 3 am on Tuesday. Sources said that jail inmates were frequently using mobile phone without any fear. Despite the jail minister giving strict directions about the availability of phones in jails the district jail failed to detect these for nearly a fortnight and it was only during massive search operations that the mobile phones were seized.
Earlier, on the night of April 6, gangsters lodged in Faridkot jail had uploaded five pictures of celebrating birthday of gangster and shooter Bhola on
Facebook from inside the jail. When the pictures uploaded from inside the jail went viral, the police and jail authorities conducted searches and seized four mobile phones, making it clear that gangsters were still using mobile phones in jails. A case was registered against seven inmates. Before that, gangster-turned Punjabi language activist
Lakhbir Singh, alias Lakha Sidhana, had gone online from inside Faridkot jail in November 2017.
Faridkot jail deputy superintendent
Iqbal Singh Brar said, “During the search operation three mobile phones had been seized from F block and one from J block, which had been kept in urinals. Two chargers were also found.”
Faridkot SSP
Nanak Singh said, “A case under the Jail Manual Act has been registered while the police is thoroughly investigating the seizure of mobile phones from jail. The massive search was carried out on a tip-off.”
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