Jaipur, Oct 30 (PTI) Six mobile phones and other prohibited items were recovered during a surprise search at the district jail in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh, police said on Friday.
Superintendent of Police Vishal Jangid said a police team conducted the search on Thursday and recovered six mobile phones, data cables, earbuds, earphones, charger adapters, tobacco, bidis and other items concealed inside the barracks.
The mobile phones had been hidden in pits dug into the ground, he said.
In a separate action, police arrested an inmate, Sameer, for allegedly attempting to obtain prohibited items through a parcel sent to the jail.
The accused allegedly tried to procure tobacco and a mobile phone through the parcel, but jail staff foiled the attempt, police said.
Sameer was arrested on a warrant and is being questioned, they added. PTI AG
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