Inmate's call leads to seizure of 6 phones - The Tribune India

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Faridkot, October 17

The usage of a cellphone by an inmate lodged astatine the Faridkot Central Jail to endanger an advocator with dire consequences has led to the seizure of six mobile phones connected Monday.

Inflow continues

On an average, astir 150 inmates sojourn assorted courts for proceeding of their cases. Despite having a three-tier information strategy successful place, the inflow of cellphones continues. Rajiv Arora, superintendent, Faridkot Central jail

Recently, an Ambala-based advocator lodged a ailment with the Haryana Police that Arvinder Singh, accused of peddling drugs, threatened of murdering him. Other than seizing a mobile telephone from Arvinder, the jailhouse authorities claimed to confiscate 5 much cellphones.

Arvinder, a nonmigratory of Tarn Taran, has been successful the jailhouse for the past 1 twelvemonth nether the NDPS Act. He had hired the advocator to procure bail from the precocious court. As the advocator failed doubly to get bail, Arvinder threatened to termination him, successful lawsuit helium could not get him retired of the jail.

Not conscionable Arvinder, but adjacent his member flaunted his links with gangsters to destruct me, stated the advocator successful his ailment with the Ambala police. Later, the Haryana Police alerted the jailhouse authorities successful Faridkot, which led to a hunt of the accused.

In 9 months, much than 200 cellphones had been seized from the Faridkot Jail. Rajiv Arora, Superintendent, Faridkot Central Jail, said contempt tightening the security, they were facing occupation to cheque the inflow of mobile phones connected the premises.