Bikaner News Desk: In the jails of Bikaner state, the jail staff and police are continuously checking the barracks of the prisoners. Despite this, mobiles, SIMs, earphones, Zarda-Gutkha, beedi-cigarettes and intoxicants are reaching the jails. After examining the checking, seizures, FIRs and action against jail staff in the jails of the state during two years, it came to light that despite all the efforts, objectionable material could not be stopped from reaching the prisoners in the jails. However, for security reasons, the jail staff is provided with RAAC personnel who keep a tight vigil at the main gate. Still, mobile SIMs are reaching the prisoners. In the years 22 and 23, jail staff searched prisoners 23,897 times and police searched prisoners 186 times. During this period, 325 mobiles, 134 SIMs, 104 batteries, 56 chargers, 61 data cables, 53 earphones, 472 gutkha-zarda, 3838 beedi-cigarettes have been recovered. 168 FIRs were lodged in police stations. 5 weapons were also recovered from Central Jail Jodhpur, 1 from Jaipur and 2 from Bharatpur.
Role of jail staff in providing mobile phones to prisoners
On January 2, 24, while on duty in Udaipur, sentinel Suresh Kumar was suspended after two pieces of tobacco packets were recovered from him.
During search at the main gate of Jodhpur Central Jail, guard Mahendra Kaswan was found carrying a mobile phone hidden in his shoes.
Jaisalmer jail guard Ramdas Meena, police patrolling outside the jail, recovered a drug like smack.
During search, RAC recovered opium-like substance from guard Prahlad in Jodhpur Central Jail.
Two mobile phones hidden in the cap of guard Hari Singh were recovered in Alwar Central Jail.
A mobile phone and two earphones were recovered from the shoes of guard Narpat Singh in Bharatpur Central Jail.
Zarda recovered during search of sentinel Mushtaq Hussain in Bharatpur.
Apart from their own mobile, RAC jawans recovered two other mobiles from Deputy Jailor Vinod Kumar in Bharatpur Sub Jail.
Two packets of tobacco recovered from guard Suresh Kumar in Udaipur Central Jail.
Two packets of tobacco recovered from guard Mahendra Singh in Udaipur Central Jail.
Two packets of tobacco recovered from Udaipur Central Jail guard Suresh Kumar.
Two packets of tobacco were found from Bhajanlal, the guard of Udaipur Central Jail.
Where and how many FIRs will be lodged in two years if objectionable material is found?
12 in Central Jail Jaipur, 17 in Alwar, 13 in Bharatpur, 11 in Udaipur, 19 in Jodhpur, 11 in Bikaner, 5 in Sriganganagar, 4 in Ajmer, 3 in Kota, 7 in High Security Jail Ajmer, 7 in Special Central Jail Shyalawas Three, one each in Women Prison Reform Home, Jodhpur and Jaipur, one in District Jail, Jaipur, Two in Sirohi, five in Dholpur, 12 in Hanumangarh, seven in Pratapgarh, 10 in Chittorgarh, none in Jhalawar and Baran, four in Barmer, one in Banswara, two in Jaisalmer, one in Tonk, two in Churu, two in Jalore. And not even one in sub-jail Nohar, seven in Suratgarh, two in Deeg, one in Behrod, three in Srikaranpur, one in Balotra.
On April 10, 24, when the jail staff searched, the keypad mobile and battery were found hidden behind the LED in barrack number 20 of ward number 5. When searched in front of the barricade number 2 in barrack number 2 of ward number 6, the keypad mobile was found. , Battery, SIM, Charger, Lead recovered. The jail guard lodged a report against the unknown prisoner at Beechwal police station. When the jail staff searched in Bikaner Central Jail on March 22, 24, in barrack number 27 of ward number seven, keypad mobile and SIM were recovered from undertrial prisoner Sandeep Kumar and charging lead was recovered from prisoner Shravan Kumar. Key-pad mobile, two SIMs and charging lead were recovered from prisoner Tahir Malawat in Barrack 35 of Ward No. 9. All the mobiles were hidden by digging holes in the floor. The jail staff searched Barrack 27 of Ward number seven on May 21, 24. A mobile phone, battery, loose tobacco and account slip were recovered from NDPS undertrial Suresh, resident of Jalore. On behalf of the sentinel Jitendra Kumar, a case was registered against the prisoner in Beechwal police station.
