The inmate is presently lodged in Tihar’s Jail Number 1 (File)
New Delhi: An undertrial prisoner at Tihar Jail has accused the jail workers of “using him” to the go round cellphones to different inmates. The jail officers, nevertheless, have refuted the allegation.
In a video circulated on social media, the prisoner claimed that he “followed orders from officials” in order that he too may make calls whereas he stays contained in the jail.
However, the jail officers refuted the allegation and stated that that they had in actual fact caught the undertrial whereas he was passing the cell phone to a different inmate.
“The inmate is lodged in jail number 1. He is a habitual criminal with cases of robbery and other offences against him. He has been in and out of jail many times,” a senior jail official stated.
“Sometime back, the jail staff had foiled an attempted smuggling of phones into the jail. The CCTV footage had revealed involvement of the same undertrial. Appropriate action is being taken against him as per the jail manual,” Director General (Tihar) Sandeep Goel stated.
Officials alleged that the inmate made the video to place counter strain on jail workers and for his vested pursuits. Action shall be taken in opposition to him for this act in addition to for the possession of a cell phone, which is a prohibited merchandise contained in the jail premises, they stated.
“In the video, the inmate can be seen leveling allegations against some jail officials which are baseless. One phone has been recovered from his possession and search is on to recover the other phones too. We are trying to find out from where he has procured the phones. We are also trying to ascertain if any staff was involved,” the officer stated.
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