JAIPUR: An inmate at Dausa's high-security jail was arrested Saturday for ringing up Jaipur police control room and threatening to kill Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma, making the third death threat against him in past one year, reports Nitesh Kumar.
The caller, identified as 29-year-old Rinku, is serving a life sentence under Pocso Act. He warned: "I will kill him before midnight." The two calls made within a span of 10 minutes after midnight Saturday raised concerns about prison security and the unauthorised use of mobile phones by inmates.
An FIR was registered in Jaipur. "Our teams searched the jail and took Rinku into custody. A cheap, keypad mobile phone with a SIM card, suspected to have been used to make the calls, was seized," Dausa ASP Guru Sharan said. The latest breach follows a similar call made from Dausa jail on July 27 last year.
That case led to suspension of three jail officials and prompted a search by police and jail authorities across state prisons. Multiple mobiles were seized from inmates. In Jan 2024, a prisoner from Jaipur central jail had also issued a threat to the CM.
Accused Rinku was convicted in Jan 2020 for kidnap & sexual assault of a 6-year-old in March 2019. He was lodged in Alwar jail before being transferred to Dausa jail.
Minister of state for home Jawahar Singh Bedam said a high-level inquiry has been launched. Authorities are investigating how Rinku managed to obtain the mobile phone. "If any officer or jail staff member is found responsible, strict action will be taken against them," DIG Monika Agarwal said, adding, prisoner Rinku was disturbed due to conflicts with prison staff. "He claims he made the call to draw the attention of senior officials," she said.
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