KZF militant tries to destroy his phone in jail

Amritsar: Jail authorities in Amritsar have registered a case against a militant of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) Shubhdeep Singh, currently lodged in the jail, after he attempted to destroy his mobile phone following arrest of his two accomplices.The incident has also exposed the claims of jail authorities of acting tough against the inmates using mobile phones in the prison.Assistant sub-inspector Nishan Singh of Islamabad police station said that a case had been registered against Shubhdeep Singh under Section 201 (destruction of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Sources said that the jail inmate tried to burn his mobile phone to destroy any data of communication with his accomplices.Shubhdeep’s name had figured after the arrest of Harjeet Singh alias Raju and Shamsher Singh alias Shera on Tuesday, who were allegedly operating in connivance with Shubhdeep, who was arrested in September 2019.Earlier, on March 18, the National Investigation Agency had also filed a chargesheet against him and others for allegedly smuggling arms, ammunition, explosives and fake Indian currency into the Indian territory via drones originating from Pakistan.