Several banned articles like cell phone SIM cards, cigarettes, opium and ganja were recovered during a raid in Choudwar Jail here.
Even gold jewellery worth over Rs five lakh was found in possession of the inmates during a raid by the Commissionerate police and Cuttack district administration in the prison yesterday, police said today.
The raid was follow-up of a probe after the Commissionerate police found that criminals lodged inside jail are making extortion calls to businessmen over mobile phones. But the police on the day could not recover a single mobile phone from the cells of the jail, although few SIM cards were found lying in the garbage.
"Phone call detail records and mobile tracking have clearly indicated that the calls were made from the jail premises," said a senior city police officer.
He said stringent action should be taken against the persons helping the prisoners getting access to mobile phones.
