AMBALA: The teams of Ambala district police conducted a three-and-a-half hours surprise search operation at Central Jail, Ambala and recovered eight mobiles and eight SIM cards from the jail premises on Thursday evening.
After receiving continuous complaints of recovery of mobile phones in Central Jail, Ambala, the superintendent of police, Ambala, Jashandeep Singh Randhawa had formed a team led by DSP Ambala Cantonment Ram Kumar, comprising CIA-I, CIA-II and cyber cell police officers and ordered to conduct search operation at the jail.
The joint team conducted the search operation at the jail from 3.30 pm and to 7 pm, and recovered eight mobiles and eight SIM cards from possessions of inmates and prisoners.
The police said a case is being registered against accused inmates and prisoners at Baldev Nagar police station and further investigation will be conducted.
SP Ambala Jashandeep Singh said, "Orders have been given to continue joint search operation in jail in coordination with jail administration, to stop use of mobile phones, narcotics in jail premises."
Access to mobile phones inside jails has become a menace and the location of Ambala Central Jail allows criminals to throw communication gadgets in packets from outside via an adjoining road to jail wall. The Ambala administration is working out to shift Ambala jail to a new location.
There have been cases in the past in Ambala when gangsters used mobile phones from inside Central jail to commit criminal activities. In murder case of famous Punjabi singer, Sidhu Moosewala alias Shubhdeep Singh, the gangsters had access to mobile phones inside jails, thus organising to commit serious offences.
