Chandigarh, May 15 -- The Sangrur police in Punjab has uncovered a well-organized smuggling racket operating from jail premises, and arrested a DSP-rank officer for his role in the racket, said DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Thursday.
The DGP said that acting on credible intelligence, a raid inside the jail led to the recovery of nine mobile phones, four Smartwatches, 50 grams of opium, and other contraband items.
The preliminary investigation pointed to the involvement of a Class-IV employee, whose role in facilitating the smuggling activities came to light.
The DGP said the investigation led to the arrest of Manpreet Singh from Amritsar, an associate of inmate Gurvinder Singh, who is currently lodged in Sangrur jail.
He also said that th...