Jailed BJP leader uploads Diwali greetings from jail

Varanasi | Thursday | 15th November, 2018

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The greetings of Diwali and Chhat by a jailed BJP leader and former UP minister in BSP government Angad Yadav also went viral on Wednesday.The jail authorities were not aware about the viral message from Yadav's account. When the matter was brought to the notice of jail superintendent, Anil Kumar Gautam, he said the social media account in Yadav's name could also be operated by someone else. "But, I will look into the matter and take appropriate action," he said.The jail administration conducted a search drive on November 12 and recovered a mobile phone from Pandey, who had uploaded the photographs in his group of social media. VARANASI: The Azamgarh district jail in Uttar Pradesh is proving to be a mobile phone-friendly jail for the inmates, as they freely use phones from the jail to send Diwali or Chhat puja greetings through social media.After an FIR was lodged at Sidhari police station on Tuesday against an inmate, Sachin Pandey, for uploading photographs of Diwali celebrations held inside the jail on November 7. The screenshot of chatting of group members also went viral.According to Gautam, action was taken after the matter came to his notice, and an FIR was lodged at Sidhari police station on Tuesday.Meanwhile, some more screenshots of the social media account of Yadav went viral on Wednesday, containing Diwali and Chhat puja greetings..