23 surgical blades, iPhones, and drugs were retrieved from inmates at Delhi’s Tihar Jail

Once Tihar Jail authorities spotted suspicious movement at Central Tihar Jail Number 3 on Thursday morning, one of the convicts had his belongings returned. Police have been notified about the situation for further investigation.

From one prisoner, staff at Delhi’s Tihar jail were able to retrieve up to 23 surgical blades, smartphones, narcotics, and SIM cards. The incident took place on Thursday morning when personnel at Central Jail Number 3 spotted some detainees acting suspiciously and frisked them.

A packet containing 23 surgical blades, drugs, two touch screen phones, a SIM card, and other associated contrabands were discovered in the possession of one prisoner during a complete body search, according to a prison official who spoke to news agency ANI on March 9 at around 6:40 am.

The packet was tossed inside the jail over the walls of an adjacent Tihar Jail, according to the officials, who claimed additional investigation. The official said, “The prisoner who tossed the packet inside has been recognized.

The event was reported to the police afterward for further investigation.

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, sanctioned the creation of an expert team last month in order to address the problem of phones in the national capital’s jails. In an effort to stop prisoners from using mobile phones, the 10-member team, led by the director general (prisons), has been tasked with locating the best signal jammers.

In addition to Tihar, Delhi has two other prison complexes: Rohini and Mandoli, which together have a population of about 18,000 convicts.

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An unsettling indication that at least 348 cell phones had been found among prisoners in the three compounds in the previous two months prompted the administration to issue its order. The figures are out of the ordinary because, according to information provided to Hindustan Times before, the police typically find 100–200 phones in these complexes each year during raids.