20 inmates in Tihar Jail injure themselves to foil restoration of hidden mobiles

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: Over 20 inmates on the high-security Tihar Jail in west Delhi had been left injured after they allegedly inflicted accidents on themselves to browbeat the workers over utilization of cellphones. Four amongst them had been despatched to the Deen Dayal Hospital

According to a senior jail official, one of many inmates made a name to his household alleging that the inmates had been being overwhelmed up by the jail workers.

“A search was being conducted on June 21 between 5.20 pm to 5.50 pm on the basis of secret information about the usage of mobile phones in one of the wards of central jail 8 and 9 which resulted in the recovery of one Kechaoda brand feature phone and one sua (improvised weapon),” the official mentioned.

Subsequently, the Jail CCTV management room seen an uncommon motion of inmates within the barracks from the place the above restoration was made. Further inquiry was performed by the jail workers and inmates questioned, which resulted within the restoration of 1 SIM card and an improvised cell charger.

The official mentioned that in questioning one of many different inmates admitted to possession of one other characteristic telephone, which he was requested handy over.

“The staff accompanied him from the control room to the barrack for recovery of the said hidden mobile phone, however, on reaching the barrack he was instigated by other co-inmates present there not to hand over the mobile phone to the prison administration,” the official mentioned.

At that point, the opposite inmates additionally began abusing the jail workers and over 20 inmates inflicted self-injuries to intimidate the jail administration in order to desist them from recovering the hidden cell phone from the barrack.

During the commotion when one of many inmates took out the hidden cell phone and referred to as up his members of the family, who then referred to as PCR-112, alleging that the jail personnel was manhandling the prisoners. 

The further workers current on the management room instantly rushed to the location and introduced the state of affairs beneath management. The injured inmates had been handled for his or her self-inflicted accidents contained in the jail dispensary and 4 amongst them had been referred to DDU hospital because of deep cuts sustained by them whereas inflicting self-injuries.

The incident was caught on CCTV and preserved.

NEW DELHI: Over 20 inmates on the high-security Tihar Jail in west Delhi had been left injured after they allegedly inflicted accidents on themselves to browbeat the workers over utilization of cellphones. Four amongst them had been despatched to the Deen Dayal Hospital

According to a senior jail official, one of many inmates made a name to his household alleging that the inmates had been being overwhelmed up by the jail workers.

“A search was being conducted on June 21 between 5.20 pm to 5.50 pm on the basis of secret information about the usage of mobile phones in one of the wards of central jail 8 and 9 which resulted in the recovery of one Kechaoda brand feature phone and one sua (improvised weapon),” the official mentioned.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Subsequently, the Jail CCTV management room seen an uncommon motion of inmates within the barracks from the place the above restoration was made. Further inquiry was performed by the jail workers and inmates questioned, which resulted within the restoration of 1 SIM card and an improvised cell charger.

The official mentioned that in questioning one of many different inmates admitted to possession of one other characteristic telephone, which he was requested handy over.

“The staff accompanied him from the control room to the barrack for recovery of the said hidden mobile phone, however, on reaching the barrack he was instigated by other co-inmates present there not to hand over the mobile phone to the prison administration,” the official mentioned.

At that point, the opposite inmates additionally began abusing the jail workers and over 20 inmates inflicted self-injuries to intimidate the jail administration in order to desist them from recovering the hidden cell phone from the barrack.

During the commotion when one of many inmates took out the hidden cell phone and referred to as up his members of the family, who then referred to as PCR-112, alleging that the jail personnel was manhandling the prisoners. 

The further workers current on the management room instantly rushed to the location and introduced the state of affairs beneath management. The injured inmates had been handled for his or her self-inflicted accidents contained in the jail dispensary and 4 amongst them had been referred to DDU hospital because of deep cuts sustained by them whereas inflicting self-injuries.

The incident was caught on CCTV and preserved.