Banda district jail to turn into fortress for Mukhtar Ansari

LUCKNOW: The

state prisons department

is busy hammering out foolproof security arrangements at

Banda district jail

, where don-turned-politician

Mukhtar

Ansari would be incarcerated after being shifted from Ropar jail in Punjab.

Director general, prisons, Anand Kumar, said, an acting DIG (jails) PN Pandey was tasked to conduct a security audit of the jail and prepare a detailed report. “We have got a report and will act accordingly,” Kumar said.

Highly-placed sources in the prisons department said, the strength of jail officials would be increased, while

Banda

SP has been asked to beef up security around the building. “PAC has also been told to maintain its presence,” sources said. Similarly, more CCTVs would be installed at entry and exit points of the prison.

During the audit, officials inspected the Tanhai barrack, where Ansari will be lodged. Senior officials said, criminals like Ansari are kept separately as they pose a threat to other inmates. The audit also pointed out that immediate upgradation of security at entry points and those coming to meet the inmates should be allowed only after their proper IDs are checked and noted for further verification.