Months after installing three ‘prominent towers’ inside Tihar Jail to curb mobile network coverage, the jail administration has decided to install five-seven more network jammers inside the high security ward where they housed high-profile criminals Is.
The jail administration took this decision after they received several complaints that prisoners were still using cell phones. after the recent murder Sidhu Musewala In Punjab, investigation teams found that jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was using a phone from inside Tihar and was in touch with his brother, who is absconding and is believed to be abroad. His brother was in touch with Canadian gangster Goldie Barr.
Last year, the jail administration had installed three ‘major towers’. “Jammers are working and now phones including ours are not working inside the jail premises. We are using WiFi connection at our headquarters and our staff use an intercom with walkie-talkie system for communication,” said a senior prison official.
When contacted, Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel confirmed that they have decided to install more mobile network jammers inside the jail ward.
Sources said that the jail administration has received several complaints from state police agencies that inmates are still making calls from inside the jail premises. “After conducting research, it was found that in some corners/places of the jail premises, the phone network is still connected and the prison inmates, after locating that particular location, are making calls and interacting with other prisoners. Sharing information too,” said one. prison source.
There are nine jails inside the Tihar complex, each with 8-10 wards, an official said. “Inside every jail, there is a high-security ward where dreaded gangsters and their accomplices are shifted. It has been decided to install conventional phone jammers inside the special ward, which will provide additional support to the major towers,” the official said.
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Another official said a demonstration was held recently in one of the high-security wards.
Just last week, two people lodged in Tihar were arrested in Ghazipur in East Delhi for extorting money from a businessman and demanding Rs 50 lakh.
“One of the accused, Aas Mohammed, told the police that he has been in jail since 2017 and was earlier lodged in another jail with jailed gangster Hashim Baba. He was well acquainted with the members of Baba’s gang. In May 2022, he was shifted to jail number 8, where he met his longtime friend Danish, who was also a close associate of Hashim Baba. To meet his legal expenses, Aas Mohammad asked Danish to withdraw money from the potential target,” said DCP (East) Priyanka Kashyap.