Cigarettes parachuted into Central Jail premises

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 23

On the complaint of the Central Jail staff, the city police have booked some unidentified person for ‘sending cigarettes in jail’ with the help of a kite here on Tuesday.

This is the third time, in the last one month, when some unidentified persons have used a kite to sneak prohibited material inside the high-security jail. This time, the jail authorities confiscated four packets of cigarettes that were fixed with the kite with some adhesive tape.

Not the first time

• A similar attempt was made on December 19, when a Home Guards jawan deputed at tower number 10 found that a kite had fallen near Quarter Number 10. During checking, a packet containing cigarettes and tobacco was seen attached to the kite.
• Similarly, on November 21, the jail staff had confiscated around 20 cigarettes and a headphone fixed with the kite with the help of an adhesive tape.

Simratpal Singh, Assistant Superintendent, Central Jail, said: “Head Matron Davinder Kaur informed Jail Control Room that a kite has dropped outside the lady ward. While on checking, a packet was attached to the kite, in which there were four packets of cigarettes.

A complaint was lodged with the Islamabad police, following which an FIR was registered against unidentified persons under Section 42 of the Prisons Act.

The jail authorities claim that they have been keeping a check on such activities, wherein attempts are made to sneak prohibited materials into the jail. The jail is located in a densely populated area, which is the main reason behind such incidents.