PV Ramasastry, director basic of the division of prisons administration and reforms, has suspended jailer Rakesh Kumar Verma and deputy jailer Sukhvati Devi of Ghazipur district jail following an inquiry that discovered their alleged involvement in facilitating a jail inmate to make a cellular name from throughout the jail. The inquiry was carried out by deputy inspector basic (jail) Rakesh Kumar Srivastava.
The matter got here to gentle after a youth from Ghazipur lodged a criticism with the native police on March 4. (Sourced)
In reference to the identical case, the Uttar Pradesh authorities suspended Ghazipur district jail superintendent Arun Pratap Singh on Tuesday for alleged negligence in obligation. Mau jail superintendent Anand Shukla has been given further cost of Ghazipur district jail.
The matter got here to gentle after a youth from Ghazipur lodged a criticism with the native police on March 4. The youth alleged that Vinod Gupta alias Vinod Kumar, who’s jailed in a forgery case, known as him from contained in the jail in February, threatening him to withdraw the case.
Superintendent of police, Ghazipur, Dr Iraj Raja ordered an investigation, following which the particular weapons and techniques (SWAT) and surveillance group arrested Pammi Yadav, a resident of Bilaicha village in Ghazipur. Throughout questioning, Pammi revealed that he had delivered a SIM card contained in the jail on the request of his cousin, Bajrangi Yadav, who was lodged within the jail in an narcotics medicine & psychotropic substances (NDPS) smuggling case. The identical SIM card was allegedly utilized by Bajrangi and Vinod.
A case was later registered towards Vinod, and the district administration really useful additional investigation by senior jail officers. Deputy inspector basic jail Rakesh Srivastava’s inquiry confirmed the involvement of the jailer and deputy jailer, resulting in their suspension.
Authorities have additionally transferred no less than 10 inmates, together with Santosh Kumar Singh, a homicide convict, to Varanasi jail. 9 different inmates have additionally been shifted to completely different jails.
Sources revealed that Santosh Singh, often known as Pawan Singh, who was transferred to Varanasi jail, had been working because the jailor’s reader. He allegedly helped inmates make cellular calls and picked up cash in return.
Sources stated that Santosh Singh, alias Pawan Singh, who has been transferred to Varanasi jail, is serving a life sentence for homicide. He was reportedly working because the jailor’s reader and was allegedly concerned in facilitating cellular requires inmates in alternate for cash.
Inmates charged ₹10-15 per minute for unlawful cellphone calls
Sources disclosed that Santosh charged ₹10 to ₹15 per minute for enabling cellphone conversations. In response to the jail guide, prisoners are permitted to register two cellphone numbers with the jail administration and might make five-minute calls twice per week utilizing a delegated landline. Nevertheless, investigations revealed that the designated landline typically remained out of order. Benefiting from this, Santosh facilitated calls via unauthorised cellphones. The calls have been allegedly carried out from the jailor’s workplace, and particulars have been maintained in a register.
Nameless letter alleges additional irregularities