Recovery of mobile phones exposes jail security chinks

Ferozepur July 27, 2017:  Jail authorities in Ferozepur have recovered four mobiles of different brands with SIMs from five prisoners under trial during the search operation and a case under Prisons Act 1894 has been registered under Sections 52A on the complaint of Harbhajan Singh, Asstt. Supdt. Central Jail.

Bohar Singh, Inquiry Officer, in this case, informed that the prisoners under trial identified are Harpreet alias Harry of Abohar, Mandeep Singh alias Monu of Kera Kheraa Wala in Abohar, Gurmail Singh of Palla Megha, Radhe Sham alias Radhia of Abohar, Tarun Arora alias Jonny of Hari Ke Pattan.

Added here, it is not for the first time that the mobiles and SIMs have been recovered from the jail inmates rather it is a regular feature as and when the search operation is carried; such material is recovered from the jail inmates which has put a big question on the security arrangements of the jail.

At the same time, with the recent recovery of mobiles, has brought to the fore of chinks in the foolproof security arrangements the connivance of jail officials helping in reaching of mobiles in the prisoners’ barracks cannot be ruled out despite checking at the various ends.  The purpose of operating of mobiles from inside the jail premises is clear that the same is used for threatening the people and running illegal businesses otherwise the calling facility inside the jail premises have been made under observation for a certain particular time.