5 phones recovered from Ludhiana central jail inmates

Ludhiana Central Jail authorities on Friday recovered five mobile phones from as many inmates; two phones were also found abandoned in the jail bathroom

Ludhiana Central Jail authorities on Friday recovered five mobile phones from as many inmates.

The phones were recovered during a special checking at Ludhiana Central Jail. (HT File)

The accused are Hardeep Singh, Jaswinder Singh, Rajinder Singh, who are under trial; and Jaswinder Singh and Charanjit Singh, who have been convicted in separate cases. One phone each has been recovered from all of them.

A case under Section 52-A-(1) of the Prison Act has been registered against them at the Division Number 7 police station based on the complaint of assistant jail superintendent Kuldeep Singh.

Two phones were also found abandoned in the jail bathroom.