10 cell phones seized from Amritsar Central Jail

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 8

The prison authorities seized 10 mobile phones from the Amritsar Central Jail in the last two days. The recovery of mobile phones has left law enforcing agencies baffled. Three separate FIRs had been registered at Islamabad police station in this connection.

According to information, three mobile phones and two packets of cigarettes were found between watch tower number 1 and 2 and near tower number 10 and 11, respectively. Similarly, five mobile phones were found from the premises of de-addiction centre inside the jail.

Assistant Superintendent Jail Sukhdev Singh said during inspection of a bathroom in the de-addiction centre, they found three mobile phones hidden on the backside of urinals while two phones were hidden in grass. Another mobile phone was found near isolation cells.

Ravail Singh, Assistant Superintendent Jail, said mobiles phones were concealed in sand and other part of the jail complex. Mobiles, which were found near the watch towers, were apparently thrown from outside.

Recently, the police had apprehended jail staff for sneaking in prohibited material. The police said the seized mobile phones would be sent for forensic examination. They said three separate cases under the Prisons Act had been registered.