Kolkata Police Seize Phones and Cash from Aftab Ansari's Cell
· India · Zee News, The Hindu
Kolkata Police have seized three mobile phones, Wi-Fi devices, and ₹31,000 in cash from the Presidency Jail cell of Aftab Ansari. Ansari is the convicted mastermind behind the 2002 attack on the American Centre in Kolkata. The operation uncovered contraband items inside a high-security prison block housing high-profile inmates. Investigators are examining how communication devices were smuggled into the facility. Further details regarding disciplinary actions against jail staff were not immediately released.
Why it matters
Exposes significant security lapses within a high-security correctional facility in Kolkata, raising serious questions about prison oversight and contraband smuggling.
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