To control gangsterism Punjab govt mooted proposal of High Security jail, dead zone in jails for gangsters
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
After planning to install full body scanners in Punjab jails, now Punjab govt has proposed to set up a high-security jail for gangsters in Punjab.
To check and control the smuggling of drugs, mobile phones, sim cards and other small size items inside the jail, Punjab government is going to install full body scanners at various jails of the state.
As per available information, Punjab prisons (Jails) department has mooted a pilot project in which six jails are chosen in which the full body scanner is going to be installed in coming days.
Now, as per HT report, a proposal regarding setting-up the high-security jail, was discussed in a recent meeting of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Punjab Government and police officials in Chandigarh earlier this month, to break the nexus of gangsters operating from jails through mobile phones.
After the formation of AAP government in Punjab, Jails Minister Harjot Singh Bains directed jail officials to explore modalities to introduce the latest technology to stop the usage of mobile phones inside the jail premises.
With activities of gangsters going unchecked in jails, the Punjab Government and the Centre is jointly mulling to set-up a high-security jail in Punjab, especially to lodge the hardcore criminals.
As per available information, Rs 100 crore would be spent on this jail and major portion of which is likely to be borne by the Centre. Punjab has started hunt to look for the government land in border belt of Malwa region that could be a common jail for dreaded gangsters of Haryana, Chandigarh and other surrounding states as well.”
As per HT report, “the new high security jail, would have separate cells for all criminals in order to ensure there is no mingling between the gangsters and would have latest jammers to stop mobile signals. The entire security in the jails could be with any of the central security force.”
A proposal of ‘Dead Zone’ is also mooted in the new high security jail. ‘Dead Zone’ is a new concept introduced by the jails department as special cells inside jail where there is no signal of the mobiles. This area is to be guarded by three tier security including the paramilitary personnel guarding the main gate of the cells in order to keep close watch on the activities of the gangsters lodged inside.
To control gangsterism Punjab govt mooted proposal of High Security jail, dead zone in jails for gangsters . The prison department had also decided to curtail movement of these inmates by increasing their confinement inside the cells to 22 hours as compared to the ordinary inmates who are freed from the cells for nine hours.
October 30,2022
