LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh authorities on Tuesday suspended jail superintendents of Bareilly central jail, district jail, Banda, central jail, Naini on charges of laxity.
The suspended jail officers are — Avinash Gautam, superintendent of Banda jail; Shashikant Singh, senior jail superintendent of Naini; Rajeev Shukla, superintendent of Bareilly jail.
Senior official’s aware about the probe mentioned {that a} sudden inspection was carried out of the three jails in the state on April 1 and a few objectionable articles have been recovered from the barracks. Following this, the motion was initiated.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, the principal secretary, mentioned that strict directions had been repeatedly given to not permit any digital gadgets or devices inside prisons and to not give particular therapy to any prisoners housed there.
Lately, SBSP MLA Abbas Ansari, who was lodged at Chitrakoot jail, was allegedly caught illegally assembly his spouse Nikhat at Chitrakoot jail in connivance with the jail officers, as many as 5 jail officers have been additionally arrested in the case.
In the meantime, in Bareilly central jail, jailer, deputy jailer together with 4 different jail personnel of Bareilly have been suspended for allegedly facilitating conferences between former MLA Ashraf, brother of Atiq Ahmed, and his aides.
The suspended jail officers are — Avinash Gautam, superintendent of Banda jail; Shashikant Singh, senior jail superintendent of Naini; Rajeev Shukla, superintendent of Bareilly jail.
Senior official’s aware about the probe mentioned {that a} sudden inspection was carried out of the three jails in the state on April 1 and a few objectionable articles have been recovered from the barracks. Following this, the motion was initiated.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, the principal secretary, mentioned that strict directions had been repeatedly given to not permit any digital gadgets or devices inside prisons and to not give particular therapy to any prisoners housed there.
Lately, SBSP MLA Abbas Ansari, who was lodged at Chitrakoot jail, was allegedly caught illegally assembly his spouse Nikhat at Chitrakoot jail in connivance with the jail officers, as many as 5 jail officers have been additionally arrested in the case.
In the meantime, in Bareilly central jail, jailer, deputy jailer together with 4 different jail personnel of Bareilly have been suspended for allegedly facilitating conferences between former MLA Ashraf, brother of Atiq Ahmed, and his aides.