Despite tight gates, phones keep ringing behind bars, 14 mobiles seized from Ferozepur Jail

Ferozepur, November 3, 2025: The Central Jail authorities at Ferozepur conducted two surprise search operations on November 2, which laid bare a stunning breach of prison walls. In the first sweep, staff recovered six mobile phones, four of them old keypad models and two touchscreen devices, along with a data cable hidden among the belongings of six inmates.

Under-trial prisoners Gurcharan Singh, Jagraj Singh, Karandeep Singh and Booby, plus convicted inmates Nahna and Dalbir Singh, now face fresh charges under Section 52-A of the Prisons Act. Sub-Inspector Sharma Singh has taken charge of the probe.

Hours later, a second raid in common areas turned up eight more mobiles, a charger, eight cigare

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