A serious security breach occurred in the National Security Act (NSA) cell at Assamâs extremely secured Dibrugarh Jail the place Khalistani sympathiser and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his associates are lodged. Several âunauthorised activitiesâ had been going down in the NSA cell from the place a spy-cam pen and smartphone with SIM had been recovered, the police mentioned on Saturday (February 17). Assam Police’s DGP GP Singh knowledgeable that upon the receipt of details about such prevalence, CCTV surveillance was stepped up and a search was performed on the premise of the NSA Cell resulting in the restoration of a number of gadgets.
The officer mentioned that the supply of the induction of such supplies is being ascertained and additional motion is being taken to make sure the prevention of its recurrence.
What did the police officer say?
âReference NSA detenues at Dibrugarh Jail, Assam – On receipt of Information about unauthorised actions going down in NSA cell, extra CCTV cameras had been put in in public space of NSA Block. Inputs obtained confirmed unauthorised actions, based mostly on which Jail workers searched the premise of NSA Cell early this morning, resulting in restoration of smartphone with SIM, keypad telephone, TV distant with keyboard, spy-cam pen, pen drives, Bluetooth headphone & audio system and good watch which had been lawfully seized by Jail workers. Source of those unauthorised articles and mode of induction is being ascertained. Further lawful motion is being taken and steps being taken to stop recurrence,â the DGP posted on X and in addition shared the pictures of the identical.
Dibrugarh Jail’s securityÂ
The jail has a multi-tier security system, which additionally consists of 24-hour security, CCTV cameras and coordination between the Assam and the central governments.
Constructed in 1859-60 by the British, the Dibrugarh central jail, the place Amritpal Singh is lodged, is taken into account to be essentially the most safe jail in the state. It is without doubt one of the oldest and well-fortified prisons.
The jail has a cell the place the prisoners who’re booked underneath the National Security Act are lodged. Amritpal Singh was dropped at this jail in April final yr after his arrest in Punjabâs Moga district following his manhunt.
Amritpal tried to evade arrest for over a month, and was lastly nabbed in Moga.
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