As many as 21 J&K prisoners booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) and lodged in various jails of Uttar Pradesh are now being transferred to the high-security cell of Agra central jail based on the orders of the Union home ministry. These prisoners were arrested in the wake of the revocation of special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.

Senior superintendent of Agra central jail based on the orders of the Union home ministry. These prisoners were arrested in the wake of the revocation of special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution.

In 2019, over 200 prisoners booked under PSA were transferred to the Agra central jail. A year later, most of them were ‘temporarily’ released based on the directives of the Union home ministry.

The high-security cell at Agra central jail was constructed 23 years ago and has a capacity to lodge 30 prisoners. The entire cell is soundproof and under constant CCTV surveillance.

Besides visitors, the staffers, too, would be thoroughly checked at the main gate. Not only that, the entire premises would be monitored by police and provincial armed constabulary (PAC) round-the-clock.

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