As many as 15 cell phones have been seized within the final 4 days from Goindwal Central Jail, which has been within the limelight for improper causes since its opening in December 2021.
One of many inmates, from whom a cellular was recovered, is dealing with costs beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Seven cell phones have been recovered on Tuesday, whereas six mobiles have been recovered on Saturday. Equally, two mobiles have been confiscated on Sunday.
After the restoration of the telephones, the jail authorities nominated seven inmates and a few unidentified individuals. All of the instances have been registered on the Goindwal Sahib police station on the criticism of the jail authorities.
Moreover the cell phones, chargers, knowledge cables, and earphones have additionally been recovered from the high-security jail.
On Tuesday, two separate instances have been registered. One case was registered on the criticism of the assistant superintendent of the jail, Sushil Kumar. He mentioned, “A contact display cell phone together with a charger was recovered from 4 inmates — Gursewak Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Gurlal Singh and Gurpreet Singh.”
Gurlal is dealing with a case beneath numerous Sections of the UAPA Act, Explosives Act and the Arms Act in Haryana.
Equally, 4 unclaimed mobiles have been recovered from ward number one’s barrack quantity 5, throughout a search operation on Tuesday. One cellular was recovered from inmate Harjinder Singh of Jalandhar, who’s dealing with costs beneath the NDPS Act.
On April 13, 12 mobiles have been recovered from the jail. Moreover the cell phones, two sharp-edged weapons have been additionally seized.
In February, two rival gangs—the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang and the Lawrence Bishnoi gang—had clashed with one another within the jail. In the course of the conflict, two gangsters concerned in Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala’s killing have been killed whereas three have been injured.
Video clips of the conflict additionally surfaced afterward prompting the state authorities to arrest the jail’s high officers. The officers have been later granted bail.
The jail has allegedly confirmed to be the protected haven for gangsters, smugglers and miscreants. Police had busted a number of rackets being working from the jail for smuggling medication and weapons from throughout the weapons. Some killings have been allegedly deliberate from the jail.