The Amritsar Central Jail confiscated 10 mobile phones, eight SIM cards, and one charger during a search operation conducted within the prison premises on Thursday. A case was subsequently registered under Sections 42 and 52-A of the Prisons Act at the Islamabad police station in Amritsar.
Recovery of Prohibited Items
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the items were allegedly recovered from inmates and undertrial prisoners lodged in the jail. The haul included two touch screen mobile phones, eight keypad handsets, eight SIM cards from different telecom operators, and one mobile charger.
The accused named in the case include undertrials Damanpreet Singh, Resham Singh, Sahil Singh, Jaspal Singh alias Jassa, Azad Singh, Deepak Kumar Bhandari, Arshdeep Singh, Karanbir Singh, Navpreet Singh alias Yada alias Lovepreet Singh, and a convict, Avtar Singh.
Complaint and Investigation
The complaint was lodged by Assistant Jail Superintendent Amarbir Singh, who stated that the recovery of the prohibited articles constituted a violation of prison rules. Following the recovery, a case was registered at the Islamabad police station, and further investigation has been initiated to determine how the contraband mobile phones and SIM cards were smuggled into the high-security prison.
Police are probing the source of the devices and whether any jail staff or outside persons were involved in facilitating their entry into the prison. Authorities stated that further legal action would be taken based on the outcome of the investigation.
