Objectionable items found in three jails

Patna: A joint team of police and administration conducted raids in all the jails of six districts under Patna division on the direction of divisional commissioner Kumar Ravi on Sunday. Some objectionable items were recovered from Beur Central Jail in Patna, Sasaram and Biharsharif jail, officials said. One sim card, two knives, two cigarette lighters, a tobacco storage container and a ‘chillam’ for smoking ganja were recovered from Beur jail. A knife, screw and other objectionable items were recovered from Sasaram jail, while three prisoners were found making tea near the Bihar jail office inside the campus. Explanations have been sought from the jail superintendents by the district magistrates concerned.Ravi said the purpose of surprise inspection of jails was to check any kind of criminal activities taking place inside the campuses. “All the DMs and SPs as well as jail superintendents have been given many important guidelines to keep a vigil on the jail premises,” he said.
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