Nabha April 9:
Following intelligence inputs and recent mobile records with security agencies, the state government has decided to install jammers in jails across Punjab to stop criminal activities.
Sources said that the process of installing jammers is on at the high-security Nabha jail. A mock drill for its testing is also being conducted. The jail houses dangerous inmates, many of whom have been sentenced for terrorism. “The system is in place and once the jammers are on, all mobile calls would be jammed,” sources said.
“Numerous cases pertaining to kidnapping, ransom and even robberies, when tracked were found to be run by a mastermind sitting inside jails through mobile phones,” a senior officer said. “We have reports on such activities continuing in jails and based on that many steps are in the pipeline to improve the conditions of jails,” he added.
Punjab Minister for Jails Hira Singh Gabhria confirmed the move. “To check this, we would categorise criminals and lodge them separately in barracks. This will ensure that hardcore criminals do not get any chance to lure petty criminals into the world of serious crime.” “We have also changed the jail manual. A jail inmate found using mobile phone would be booked and could get an additional imprisonment of a year, or a fine of Rs 25,000 or both,” he added.
Currently, Punjab has seven central jails at Patiala, Bathinda, Ferozpur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Nabha, Sangrur, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur have five district jails. There are two open-air jails at Nabha and Kapurthala, one women Jail at Ludhiana and ten sub-jails at Fazilka, Majha, Mukatsar, Patti, Ropar, Barnala, Malerkotla, Phagwara, Dasuya and Pathankot. There is also a jail-training school at Patiala.
Nabha April 9:
Following intelligence inputs and recent mobile records with security agencies, the state government has decided to install jammers in jails across Punjab to stop criminal activities.
Sources said that the process of installing jammers is on at the high-security Nabha jail. A mock drill for its testing is also being conducted. The jail houses dangerous inmates, many of whom have been sentenced for terrorism. “The system is in place and once the jammers are on, all mobile calls would be jammed,” sources said.
“Numerous cases pertaining to kidnapping, ransom and even robberies, when tracked were found to be run by a mastermind sitting inside jails through mobile phones,” a senior officer said. “We have reports on such activities continuing in jails and based on that many steps are in the pipeline to improve the conditions of jails,” he added.
Punjab Minister for Jails Hira Singh Gabhria confirmed the move. “To check this, we would categorise criminals and lodge them separately in barracks. This will ensure that hardcore criminals do not get any chance to lure petty criminals into the world of serious crime.” “We have also changed the jail manual. A jail inmate found using mobile phone would be booked and could get an additional imprisonment of a year, or a fine of Rs 25,000 or both,” he added.
Currently, Punjab has seven central jails at Patiala, Bathinda, Ferozpur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Nabha, Sangrur, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur have five district jails. There are two open-air jails at Nabha and Kapurthala, one women Jail at Ludhiana and ten sub-jails at Fazilka, Majha, Mukatsar, Patti, Ropar, Barnala, Malerkotla, Phagwara, Dasuya and Pathankot. There is also a jail-training school at Patiala.
Following intelligence inputs and recent mobile records with security agencies, the state government has decided to install jammers in jails across Punjab to stop criminal activities.
Sources said that the process of installing jammers is on at the high-security Nabha jail. A mock drill for its testing is also being conducted. The jail houses dangerous inmates, many of whom have been sentenced for terrorism. “The system is in place and once the jammers are on, all mobile calls would be jammed,” sources said.
“Numerous cases pertaining to kidnapping, ransom and even robberies, when tracked were found to be run by a mastermind sitting inside jails through mobile phones,” a senior officer said. “We have reports on such activities continuing in jails and based on that many steps are in the pipeline to improve the conditions of jails,” he added.
Punjab Minister for Jails Hira Singh Gabhria confirmed the move. “To check this, we would categorise criminals and lodge them separately in barracks. This will ensure that hardcore criminals do not get any chance to lure petty criminals into the world of serious crime.” “We have also changed the jail manual. A jail inmate found using mobile phone would be booked and could get an additional imprisonment of a year, or a fine of Rs 25,000 or both,” he added.
Currently, Punjab has seven central jails at Patiala, Bathinda, Ferozpur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Nabha, Sangrur, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur have five district jails. There are two open-air jails at Nabha and Kapurthala, one women Jail at Ludhiana and ten sub-jails at Fazilka, Majha, Mukatsar, Patti, Ropar, Barnala, Malerkotla, Phagwara, Dasuya and Pathankot. There is also a jail-training school at Patiala.
Nabha April 9:
Following intelligence inputs and recent mobile records with security agencies, the state government has decided to install jammers in jails across Punjab to stop criminal activities.
Sources said that the process of installing jammers is on at the high-security Nabha jail. A mock drill for its testing is also being conducted. The jail houses dangerous inmates, many of whom have been sentenced for terrorism. “The system is in place and once the jammers are on, all mobile calls would be jammed,” sources said.
“Numerous cases pertaining to kidnapping, ransom and even robberies, when tracked were found to be run by a mastermind sitting inside jails through mobile phones,” a senior officer said. “We have reports on such activities continuing in jails and based on that many steps are in the pipeline to improve the conditions of jails,” he added.
Punjab Minister for Jails Hira Singh Gabhria confirmed the move. “To check this, we would categorise criminals and lodge them separately in barracks. This will ensure that hardcore criminals do not get any chance to lure petty criminals into the world of serious crime.” “We have also changed the jail manual. A jail inmate found using mobile phone would be booked and could get an additional imprisonment of a year, or a fine of Rs 25,000 or both,” he added.
Currently, Punjab has seven central jails at Patiala, Bathinda, Ferozpur, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Nabha, Sangrur, Faridkot, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur have five district jails. There are two open-air jails at Nabha and Kapurthala, one women Jail at Ludhiana and ten sub-jails at Fazilka, Majha, Mukatsar, Patti, Ropar, Barnala, Malerkotla, Phagwara, Dasuya and Pathankot. There is also a jail-training school at Patiala.
