Dibrugarh Central Jail’s superintendent Nripen Das was arrested on Friday after digital devices, together with a smartphone, had been discovered with members of the novel outfit ‘Waris Punjab De’ who’re lodged right here, police stated.
Superintendent of Police VV Rakesh Reddy stated that in an investigation into the restoration of devices from the jail final month, it was discovered that there was “collusion of the jail superintendent and employees with the NSA detenues”.
Primarily based on cellular information, digital proof and different such proof, a brand new case was registered, and the jail superintendent was arrested, he stated.
Among the many gadgets seized from the possession of the inmates were a smartphone along with a SIM card, a keypad phone, a TV remote with keyboard, a spy-camera pen, pen drives, a Bluetooth headphone and audio system, police stated.
In a publish on X, Director-Basic of Police GP Singh stated, “Reference NSA Detenues at Dibrugarh Jail, Assam-On receipt of details about unauthorised actions going down in NSA cell, further CCTV cameras had been put in within the public space of NSA block.”
“Additional, lawful motion and steps are being taken to forestall the recurrence of such incidents,” he stated.
Ten members of the pro-Khalistani outfit, together with its high chief Amritpal Singh and certainly one of his uncles, have been saved within the Dibrugarh jail after they had been arrested underneath the stringent Nationwide Safety Act (NSA) from totally different elements of Punjab following a crackdown on the outfit early final yr.
Multi-tier safety preparations had been put in place on the jail after the members of the novel outfit had been introduced right here from Punjab, officers stated.
The Dibrugarh jail is among the oldest and high-security jails within the Northeast. It was constructed in 1859-60, they stated.