46 inmates booked for possessing cellphones in Amritsar Central Jail

PK Jaiswar

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Amritsar, February 18

Despite the state government’s many efforts to prevent sneaking of mobile phones in the Amritsar Central Jail, the practice continues unabated. In a span of just one and half month, the Central Jail authorities seized a total of 108 mobile phones this year.

The Amritsar Central Jail authorities confiscated 45 mobile phones — 25 touch and 20 keypad — along with 31 SIM cards from the high security complex here. Besides, they also seized 200 bundles of bidis, 16 packets of tobacco, four heater springs and a charger during the search operation.

Earlier on January 12, the jail authorities had confiscated 45 mobiles phones and similarly on January 28, 18 cell phones had been recovered from the prisoners.

On Saturday, following a complaint filed by Naresh Pal, Assistant Superintendent, Amritsar Central Jail, the police have filed a case under Section 42, 52-A of the Prison Act against 46 inmates in this connection.

Throwing has been a major challenge for the Central Jail authorities as a majority of the prohibited items are dropped into the jail premises by accomplices of the inmates. Recently, the city police have also banned flying of drones near the Central Jail.

Among those booked — were Ajay Pehalwan of Green Avenue; Sagar of Naraingarh; Arwinder Singh of Algon Kalan; Sunny of Rajasansi; Manpreet Singh of Gurdaspur; Gursewak Singh of Lopoke; Ajay Singh of Gujjarpura; Prabhdeep Singh of Sultanwind road; Kuldeep Singh of Gujjarpura; Manpreet Singh of Golden City; Symon Peter of Mohkampura; Kuldeep Singh of Himmatpura; Sahil Kumar of Indira Colony, Jhabal road; Charanjit Singh of Tarsikka; Sanjay of Sultanwind gate; Baldev Singh of Naushehra Pannuan; Major Singh of Maqboolpura; Gurpreet Singh of Muhawa; Sukhbir Singh of Bhuse village; Angrej Singh of Punia village; Sahil of Chamrang Road; Jobanjit Singh of Butala village; Paramjit Singh of Bhure Gill village; Ranjit Singh of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar; Rajpinder Singh of Sohal village; Harminder Singh of Rajatal village; Amandeep Singh of Dasaundha village, Haryana; Harpreet Singh of Mudeke village, Moga; Ajaypal Singh of Singhewala, Moga; Ranjodh Singh of Jalal village; Gurdev Singh of Kakkar Kalan village; Sonu Singh of Nepal village; Sonu Goswami from near Durgiana Temple; Harmandeep Singh of Wadala Khurd village; Parshotam Singh of Yodhe village; Baljinder Singh of Jangiana village; Ajaypal Singh of Singawala, Moga; Harmel Singh of Yodhe village; Guryodh Singh of Awan village; Navjot Singh of Diamond Colony; Jaikaran Bir Singh of Attari; Sukhpreet Singh of Pal Avenue; Amritpal Singh of Tarsikka; Rajan Singh of Nangal Guru village; Danish Gill of Lohgarh; and Nishan Singh of Sultanwind village.