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Tihar prisoners get around mobile phone jammers by using 5G, say officials

Tihar jail has three harmonious call blocking system (T-HCBS) towers, Mandoli jail has one, while Rohini jail has none.

Updated on: Jun 10, 2024, 05:12:15 IST
By Jignasa Sinha
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New Delhi: On May 6, two men fired more than 20 bullets at a car showroom in Tilak Nagar in west Delhi, an incident that left seven persons injured. Not long afterwards, the owner of the showroom received an extortion letter demanding ₹5 crore, followed by a threatening phone call from a foreign-based number.

Tihar inmates are able to use the latest mobile phones to bypass the jammers installed there. (HT PHOTO)
Tihar inmates are able to use the latest mobile phones to bypass the jammers installed there. (HT PHOTO)

Over the next few days, car dealers in Naraina, Rajouri Garden, and Dwarka also reported receiving similar extortion calls or letters.

Delhi Police officers said

 
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Jignasa Sinha

Jignasa Sinha is a Special Correspondent at Hindustan Times in New Delhi. With more than six years of reporting experience, she covers crime and policing in the national capital. Her beats also include Delhi prisons, the Delhi Fire Services and Delhi courts, while she regularly reports on gender, labour and social justice. Over the course of her career, Jignasa has reported on major criminal investigations, international crime syndicates, high-profile cyber fraud cases, law-and-order developments, protests, disasters and public institutions. Her reporting combines breaking news with in-depth, long form, human interest stories that examine the human impact of public policy, policing and the criminal justice system. In addition to reporting for the newspaper, she contributes to the Hindustan Times website and app, and plays an active role in coordinating on-ground coverage of major developments and breaking news across Delhi. Before joining Hindustan Times, Jignasa worked at The Indian Express newspaper in New Delhi, where she spent five years covering crime, Delhi airport, courts and health. She began her journalism career as an intern at an AI magazine in Bengaluru while pursuing her postgraduate diploma in multimedia journalism at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media.

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