Faridkot Modern Jail superintendent Joginder Pal was positioned beneath suspension on Thursday, a day after a clip of Canada-based gangster Sukha Duneke’s aide making a video name from the jail was broadly shared on social media.

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On Wednesday, the police had booked accused Karan Sharma, who’s lodged in Faridkot jail, beneath the Prisons Act after a cell phone was recovered from him. In the viral video, the accused could be seen speaking to somebody on a video name from his barrack and he was additionally seen exhibiting him round. Later, the undertrial’s relative, Sunil Kumar, uploaded the video on his social media standing.

Vijay Kumar Janjua, the particular chief secretary, jails, stated that the preliminary investigation by deputy inspector normal (DIG), jails, Ferozepur circle, discovered that there was negligence of responsibility on the a part of the jail superintendent Joginder Pal. “Departmental action against the officer is under consideration, so he has been suspended from duty with immediate effect,” he stated.

Last month, the district police arrested three members of the Davinder Bambiha and Sukha Duneke group, together with Karan, together with six pistols. Police had claimed that he was making extortion threats within the Jaitu and Kotkapura space on the course of Duneke, who relies in Canada and concerned in crimes similar to homicide, kidnapping, extortion and carjacking in Malwa.

The jail authorities additionally recovered 5 cell phones from the barracks of the three inmates.

A case was registered towards them at Faridkot metropolis police station.

Despite final month’s particular operation of the district police led by high-rank officers on the Faridkot jail the place round 3,000 inmates are lodged, the cell phone restoration stays unabated. Six telephones have been recovered through the particular raid however cell phones are nonetheless being recovered from the jail.