Sarthak Kanjilal
Port Blair, Oct 29: Seizure of a cell phone from one of the inmates of Prothrapur Jail has set the alarm bell ringing. There are allegations that the Jail authorities are allegedly planning to hush-up the matter. Surprisingly the mobile phone was found on 22nd or 23rd October but till now no inquiry has been ordered by Administration.
Highly placed sources told Andaman Sheekha that the mobile phone was seized from one of the inmates, who was recently arrested for looting tribals people.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that the mobile phone belonged to one of the senior officials of the Jail but the matter has now been downplayed and top officials are now in denial mode.
When contacted one of the senior officials of Prothrapur Jail said that the mobile phone was actually found inside one of the barracks of Prothrapur Jail by Jail officials.
“Yes a Cell Phone was seized during normal checking. Always we find some of the other things during checking. The cell was found inside a barrack. We are enquiring although a file is being put up for proper inquiry,” said a senior official of Prothrapur Jail, who does not want his name to be quoted.
He accepted that the matter was not shared with media as the issue will bring bad name for the Jail authorities.
“We always check each and everyone when anyone goes inside even the wardens.
Criminals are one step ahead of us that’s why they are criminal and we are normal,” he said.
Giving excuse of shortage of staffs, the senior officer said that there are nearly 40-50 field staffs in Prothrapur Jail now and the Jail needs more than 100 staffs so that proper watch can be maintained.
Poor chap he got caught.