Hassan police raid district jail; seize phones, ganja
The Hindu
Police in Hassan, India conducted a raid on the district jail, seizing 18 mobile phones, 20 grams of ganja, and other items. Cases were booked against 18 inmates. 60 officers, led by Additional SP Thammaiah, were involved in the raid. Photos were uploaded to social media accounts by inmates with smartphones.
A team of police officials, led by K.S. Thammaiah, Hassan Additional SP, conducted a raid on the district jail in Hassan on Friday night and seized 18 mobile phones, 20 grams of ganja, among other items.
Hariram Shankar, Hassan SP, informed the media on Saturday that around 60 policemen were involved in the raid. They secured 11 keypad phones, seven smart phones, 20 grams of ganja and cigarette packs from the inmates.
The police have booked cases against 18 inmates after the seizure. Interestingly, the inmates, who possessed smartphones, had uploaded photos to their social media accounts recently.
The officers who were involved in the raid included P.K. Muralidhar, Dy. SP, Revanna, Police Inspectors of Hassan Town, Pramod, Police Inspector, M.N. Kumar, PSI of Hassan Town, and others.