Cigarettes seized in dist prison

Mangaluru: The city police carried out a surprise raid inside the district prison on Sunday. A total of 300 personnel led by city police commissioner Kuldeep Kumar R Jain and other senior officials carried out the raid.
Jain told reporters after the raid that it was a routine inspection. “We found beedis and cigarettes. Since a large number of personnel were pressed into action, the inspection was completed within 90 minutes,” he said. Jain said that the cigarettes could have been supplied during the visit of relatives and family members. Such raids will be conducted regularly in the future to ensure that no illegal activities take place inside the prison, he added. “The State Industrial Security force is guarding the prison. The jail authorities are carrying out thorough body checking. I also held a discussion with the jail superintendent,” he said. TNN