Times of India: Gurugram: Tuesday, July 18, 2017.
A total of
369 mobile phones have been recovered from inmates of Bhondsi jail over the
last five years. According to an RTI reply, around 65-70 phones are recovered
on an average from the jail premises every year.
To fight the
scourge of jailed criminals using cell phones to continue their activities
outside, the chief minister had recently approved a proposal to install more
jammers in jails across the state.
According to
official figures, 75 cell phones were recovered in 2016, compared to 76 in
2015. In 2014, the number was a low 57, but in 2013, it up near the maximum at
72. The total was lowest in 2012 at 44.
According to
jail superintendent Rattan Singh, who started his term at the Bhondsi jail
complex around two months ago, there is currently one phone jammer installed in
the jail premises.
It was Singh
who is responsible for the installation of the lone jammer in the jail last
month, which was long pending.
On Sunday
night, three more phones were recovered from block number five of the prison
complex. The phones were dug up by police from where they were buried during a
check, which was carried out on the basis of suspicion, said cops. A charger
was also recovered along with the phones.
An FIR has
been registered under Section 42 of the Prisons Act at the Bhondsi police
station. Singh said it is not clear who the phones belong to. Gurgaon police
has been entrusted with the matter for further investigation.
According to
the superintendent, the jail compound needs 21 jammers to completely curb usage
of cell phones inside the premises, which house noted gangsters including
Manjeet Mahal, who was recently booked for calling and threatening a man in a
land fraud case.
"The
state government has approved our demand for 21 jammers and they will be
installed soon," said Singh.
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