Sangrur, May 16 -- A deputy superintendent of police (DSP), posted in Sangrur jail, a Class 4 employee identified as Parshant are among the 19 arrested for allegedly facilitating the smuggling of drugs and other banned items inside the prison premises, Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday. "Acting on credible intelligence, a thorough search was conducted inside the jail, resulting in the seizure of 12 mobile phones, four smartwatches, 50 grams of opium, 12 grams of heroin, and other contraband items. Preliminary inquiries revealed the involvement of the Class 4 employee, Parshant Majumdar, in facilitating these illicit activities," the DGP said, in a press statement. The DGP added that pursuing the backward and forward linkages, the investigation further led to the arrest of an Amritsar-based drug smuggler, identified as Manpreet Singh, who is an associate of inmate Gurvinder Singh, currently lodged in Sangrur Jail. Police teams recovered 4kg heroin, Rs.5.5 lakh in drug money and one 9MM Glock pistol along with two live cartridges from Manpreet's possession, police said. Giving details, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sartaj Singh Chahal said that DSP (security) Gurpreet Singh was arrested on May 13 after a probe found that he was actively involved in the smuggling of contrabands and mobile phones into the jail premises. "DSP Gurpreet Singh had allegedly received Rs.40,000 in cash from a relative of inmate Gurchet Singh and an additional Rs.26,000 via UPI into his wife's account. These payments were made in exchange to facilitate the entry of 25 grams of heroin and two mobile phones into the jail," the SSP added. He said that of a total of 25 grams, 12 grams of the heroin was recovered from another inmate, Ravi, who was allegedly selling the drugs to inmates under Gurchet's instructions. "Two other inmates, Gurraj Singh and Raghvir Singh were also found to be in contact with the DSP," SSP Chahal added. A total of 19 individuals have been arrested in connection with this racket, including DSP Gurpreet Singh, employee Parshant, drug smuggler Manpreet Singh, inmate Gurchet and his mother identified as Banto alias Banso and 15 inmates identified as Gurvinder Singh, Lovejeet Singh, Sikander Singh, Pargat Singh, Sultan Singh, Aman Kumar, Ajay, Harpreet Singh of Ludhiana, Rishipal, Harpreet Singh of Dhuri, Munna, Gur Raj Singh, Raghvir Singh, and Rajiv Kaushal alias Gaggu. The SSP said, initially, Prashant Majumdar and a few jail inmates were arrested in this case. "Further investigation led to the arrest of Manpreet Singh from Amritsar. The rest of the accused were arrested later," he said. SSP Chahal said that a First Information Report (FIR) was already registered on April 27 in Sangrur under Sections 18, 21, 29, and 27A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Section 52-A of the Prisons Act, and Section 25 of the Arms Act at Sangrur police station. Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act has also been added later. DGP Yadav said more arrests and revelations are likely in the case as the probe was still on. "No individual, regardless of their position or rank, would be spared if found complicit in these illegal activities," he added....