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Five mobile phones, two power banks found during search at Yerawada jail
During a search at Yerwada Central Jail, officials seized five mobile phones and two power banks after an inmate acted suspiciously.
Jail officials seized five mobile phones, two power banks and charging wires during a special search at Yerwada Central Jail on February 22.
The operation was launched after a phone was spotted near the prison’s boundary wall. Assistant jail superintendent Sunil Gaikwad (55), who was on patrol, noticed an inmate behaving suspiciously behind a toilet block. The prisoner, identified as Naushad Badudrin Sheikh, handed over a mobile phone found on the ground but failed to give satisfactory answers during questioning.
After informing senior officials, authorities conducted searches of Barracks 1, 2, and 6. A bag belonging to Sheikh in Barrack 1 contained a phone without a battery or SIM card, along with a charging wire. Three more phones were recovered from outside Barrack 1 and another from outside Barrack 6, all without batteries or SIM cards.
Two power banks and additional charging wires were also seized. Following a complaint at the Yerawada police station, a case was registered against Sheikh and other inmates. Police Sub-Inspector Kundan Satre is probing how the items were smuggled into the jail.
