Action against wardens after recovery of ganja, phones in jail

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Press Trust of India Berhampur (Odisha)
Last Updated : May 11 2016 | 1:32 PM IST
Action has been taken against two wardens of the Circle Jail here after recovery of cash, ganja and cellphones in the prison, an official said today.
While one warden Chinmay Pradhan was suspended, another Mangulu Sethi was transferred yesterday on the grounds of negligence in duty, Senior Superintendent of the jail Raghunath Majhi said.
Around 17 packets of ganja, 80 packets of cigarette, six cellphones, three SIMs, around Rs 83,000 cash, 200 bidi packets, over 1200 gutkha pouches, two knives and several playing cards were seized from the jail on Monday, officials said.
A file containing news clippings on Chhota Rajan was also found in the jail, they said.
District Collector P C Choudhury said investigation would be conducted on how such items were brought into the jail.
During preliminary investigation, police came to know that some hardcore criminals were operating a network from the jail, while some people received threats from the prison.
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First Published: May 11 2016 | 1:32 PM IST

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