Alert staff seizes unclaimed 7 mobiles in Ferozepur jail
Ferozepur, September 28, 2024: The alert jail staff found 7 mobiles as unclaimed during the search operation carried out by Assistant Superintendent and case has been registered against the unidentified person.
The recovery of five mobiles key pad and two touch screen were found during the search operation. Meanwhile a case has been under Sections 42/52-A of the Prisons Act and further investigations are on with Sarwan Singh, IO.
There has been frequent recovery of prohibited items from inside the jail especially the mobiles which itself speaks of lack of security arrangements at the entry point and in the open space on the back side of the jail from where throws are possible. The purpose of keeping the prisoners behind bars away from the outer world as punishment, by enjoying the use of mobile phones, is lost as the use of mobile for illegal purposes cannot be ruled out.
There is need to regularize the usage of mobile to be in touch with the family members with recording facilities to keep pressure of its misuse besides restricting the visitation and parole, as earlier proposed by a jail retiree, to keep a proper check over this menace.