Summary:
Sukhmeet BhasinTribune News ServiceBathinda, November 17As the seizures of mobile phones from inmates at the Bathinda Jail go on unabated, questions are being raised over the functioning of the jail authorities. On November 15, a mobile phone was seized from inmate Harjinder Singh of Chak Fateh Singhwala during a checking inside the Central Jail. In the second incident on November 11, jail authorities during a checking, seized a mobile phone from Krishan Kumar of Amarpura Basti. Sources inside the Central Jail said in many cases, relatives of prisoners hand over mobile phones to inmates during their hearings in the court. The authorities have blamed the shortage of staff and alleged corrupt practices among jail staff due to which jail inmates managed to sneak in mobile phones or other prohibited materials..