After the controversy over the use of cell phones in the District Jail, officials recovered three cell phones in a raid on Tuesday.
During the search operations, a total of nine cell phones were found in the jail. According to the jail Superintendent, eight cell phones were recovered on Tuesday. In addition, three memory cards, four batteries and one headphone were also seized.
The search will resume on Wednesday. According to the Superintendent, the cell phones and accessories were handed to the team supervised by the officer in charge of the investigation. Of the phones, just one is GPRS-enabled; the others are ordinary mobiles, according to officials.
In a search carried out by head warders, a cell phone was found near the washroom in the jail. The phone had a SIM card with internet access, and it was handed to the Cyber Cell. It had been hidden in a hole covered by a brick.
The other cell phones were found in the septic tank. On Saturday, city police recovered a phone from the jail. Kasaba police also filed a case over reports of undertrial prisoners with mobile phones, based on a complaint by the jail Superintendent.