Five Kadapa Jail officials suspended after mobile phones recovered from prisoners

Five officials of Kadapa Central Jail in Andhra Pradesh have been suspended after mobile phones were found in the possession of some remand prisoners.

Jailor Appa Rao, Deputy Superintendent Kamalakar and three jail wardens have been suspended following the discovery of a major security breach.

Anjani Kumar, Director General, Prisons, issued orders suspending the jail



officials.

Ten mobile phones were found in the possession of notorious red sander smuggler Jakir, who was lodged in Kadapa Central Jail for over four months. There have been allegations that jail staff helped in providing phones to the prisoner.

The incident has raised serious concerns about lapses in prison security.

Taking serious note of this, the DG, Prisons, ordered a probe.