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Bengaluru Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike After Crackdown On Phones, Cigarettes
A major crackdown on illegal activities inside Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Jail triggered a three-day hunger strike by inmates, days after a series of videos showing prisoners using mobile phones, consuming alcohol, and partying went viral
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ISIS Recruiter, Rapist, Criminals Seen Using Phones, Watching TV Inside Bengaluru Jail
Allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central jail have surfaced after videos showed notorious inmates, including an ISIS recruiter, using mobile phones and watching television.
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Watch: Talking Parrot Leads To Major Drug Bust In England
A talking parrot helped police bust a major gang involved in selling drugs after officers discovered videos of the bird repeating dealer phrases like "two for 25."
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Delhi Police Seized 348 Mobile Phones in Jails in Last 2.5 Months
More than 340 mobile phones have been found in different jails in Delhi in the last two-and-a-half months, official data showed on Thursday. Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal told reporters that the jail authorities found 348 mobile phones in two-and-a-half months.
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Prisoners Using Mobile Phones In UP Jails To Face Additional 3-5 Years: Report
The Uttar Pradesh government said it will act tough against inmates found using cell phones inside prisons, adding that they will face a jail term of three to five years or a fine ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 or both.
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Tihar Inmate Accuses Jail Staff Of "Using Him" To Pass Mobile Phones Around
An undertrial prisoner at Tihar Jail has accused the prison staff of "using him" to the pass around mobile phones to other inmates. The prison officials, however, have refuted the allegation.
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Officers, Employees In UP Prisons Prohibited From Using Mobile Phones
The Uttar Pradesh government has prohibited the use of mobile phones in jails for officers and employees. Jail superintendents and jailors, however, are allowed to use their closed user group numbers.
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TVs Removed From Chennai Jail To Prevent Inmates From Charging Cellphones
Authorities of the Puzhal Central Jail on the outskirts of Chennai have removed 18 television sets and two FM radios from its premises in the wake of findings that inmates were using these appliances to charge mobile phones sneaked inside illegally.
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Major Separatist Network Found Operating Out Of Kashmir Jail, Say Police
A major separatist network has been found operating from inside a jail in Kashmir's Baramulla, instigating unrest in the state, the police said. The clue to the network came after 16 cellphones were seized from the district jail after police carried out major crackdown in the district jail. The police said some hardcore terrorists and separatist pr...
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Police Detect Over 160 Mobile Phones in Gurgaon Jail
Bhondsi police have booked five inmates of Bhondsi jail on charge of using mobile phones illegally in the prison premises.
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In Hyderabad's High-Security Jail, Prisoners Use Phones Freely
A prisoner using a cellphone is photographed on a cellphone. Six times. The furtive photographer, officials say, was another prisoner who had his own mobile phone which he put to use. And yet, the officials of the high-security prison in Hyderabad say punishment for those who supervise the inmates is unlikely.
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Muzaffarpur: Policemen suspended for letting jailed Bihar leader use phone in court
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday ordered the suspension of six policemen for allowing a jailed former legislator to use a mobile phone in a court premises in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.
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Eight more cellphones found in Kozhikode 'Facebook' jail
A week after some accused in a murder case lodged in a district jail in Kozhikode made Facebook posts using sophisticated mobile phones, eight more cellphones were recovered from the jail today.
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77 students, parents sent to jail for exam fraud
Seventy-seven people, including some parents, have been sent to prison in Bihar for allegedly helping students to cheat in an exam for government jobs, police said on Tuesday. A Special Task Force team busted the gang which used mobile phones to pass on answers to questions posed in examinations for the Mahadalit Vikas Mission.
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Terrorist used Facebook, cellphone to escape from Pakistan jail
Taliban militants had stormed a jail in Pakistan's northwest primarily to free Adnan Rashid, on death row for an attempt to assassinate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, and who was in touch with the outside world through a mobile phone, Facebook and blogs.
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Bengaluru Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike After Crackdown On Phones, Cigarettes
A major crackdown on illegal activities inside Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Jail triggered a three-day hunger strike by inmates, days after a series of videos showing prisoners using mobile phones, consuming alcohol, and partying went viral
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ISIS Recruiter, Rapist, Criminals Seen Using Phones, Watching TV Inside Bengaluru Jail
Allegations of major security lapses and preferential treatment at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central jail have surfaced after videos showed notorious inmates, including an ISIS recruiter, using mobile phones and watching television.
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Watch: Talking Parrot Leads To Major Drug Bust In England
A talking parrot helped police bust a major gang involved in selling drugs after officers discovered videos of the bird repeating dealer phrases like "two for 25."
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Delhi Police Seized 348 Mobile Phones in Jails in Last 2.5 Months
More than 340 mobile phones have been found in different jails in Delhi in the last two-and-a-half months, official data showed on Thursday. Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal told reporters that the jail authorities found 348 mobile phones in two-and-a-half months.
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Prisoners Using Mobile Phones In UP Jails To Face Additional 3-5 Years: Report
The Uttar Pradesh government said it will act tough against inmates found using cell phones inside prisons, adding that they will face a jail term of three to five years or a fine ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 or both.
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Tihar Inmate Accuses Jail Staff Of "Using Him" To Pass Mobile Phones Around
An undertrial prisoner at Tihar Jail has accused the prison staff of "using him" to the pass around mobile phones to other inmates. The prison officials, however, have refuted the allegation.
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Officers, Employees In UP Prisons Prohibited From Using Mobile Phones
The Uttar Pradesh government has prohibited the use of mobile phones in jails for officers and employees. Jail superintendents and jailors, however, are allowed to use their closed user group numbers.
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TVs Removed From Chennai Jail To Prevent Inmates From Charging Cellphones
Authorities of the Puzhal Central Jail on the outskirts of Chennai have removed 18 television sets and two FM radios from its premises in the wake of findings that inmates were using these appliances to charge mobile phones sneaked inside illegally.
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Major Separatist Network Found Operating Out Of Kashmir Jail, Say Police
A major separatist network has been found operating from inside a jail in Kashmir's Baramulla, instigating unrest in the state, the police said. The clue to the network came after 16 cellphones were seized from the district jail after police carried out major crackdown in the district jail. The police said some hardcore terrorists and separatist pr...
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Police Detect Over 160 Mobile Phones in Gurgaon Jail
Bhondsi police have booked five inmates of Bhondsi jail on charge of using mobile phones illegally in the prison premises.
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In Hyderabad's High-Security Jail, Prisoners Use Phones Freely
A prisoner using a cellphone is photographed on a cellphone. Six times. The furtive photographer, officials say, was another prisoner who had his own mobile phone which he put to use. And yet, the officials of the high-security prison in Hyderabad say punishment for those who supervise the inmates is unlikely.
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Muzaffarpur: Policemen suspended for letting jailed Bihar leader use phone in court
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday ordered the suspension of six policemen for allowing a jailed former legislator to use a mobile phone in a court premises in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.
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Eight more cellphones found in Kozhikode 'Facebook' jail
A week after some accused in a murder case lodged in a district jail in Kozhikode made Facebook posts using sophisticated mobile phones, eight more cellphones were recovered from the jail today.
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77 students, parents sent to jail for exam fraud
Seventy-seven people, including some parents, have been sent to prison in Bihar for allegedly helping students to cheat in an exam for government jobs, police said on Tuesday. A Special Task Force team busted the gang which used mobile phones to pass on answers to questions posed in examinations for the Mahadalit Vikas Mission.
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Terrorist used Facebook, cellphone to escape from Pakistan jail
Taliban militants had stormed a jail in Pakistan's northwest primarily to free Adnan Rashid, on death row for an attempt to assassinate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, and who was in touch with the outside world through a mobile phone, Facebook and blogs.
