HC seeks status report on installation of 4G jammers in Punjab jails

Chandigarh | Saturday | 22nd September, 2018

Summary:

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a fresh status report on the matter of installation of 4G jammers in high-security prisons in Punjab. (Representational) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought a fresh status report on the matter of installation of 4G jammers in high-security prisons in Punjab. “Another request for sending status report regarding installation of 4G jammers has been made to Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi vide letter dated 04.09.2018 and the response is awaited,” the government told the bench in a status report. (Representational)The decision regarding the installation of 4G jammers in high-security prisons of Punjab is pending with the union government, the State government has informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court which has sought a fresh status report on the matter within four weeks. The jammers will only be installed once they are found to be effective, the court has been told..