Prisoners' 'Outer World' lifeline snapped; 15 mobiles busted in Ferozepur Jail
Ferozepur, Feb 3, 2026: In a major crackdown, alert jail staff seized 15 mobile phones from 12 inmates at Ferozepur Central Jail, exposing how banned gadgets keep criminals connected to the outside world for threats and extortion.
The haul targeted prisoner Rinku Kumar alongside undertrials Gurjant Singh, Ranjit Singh, Rahul, Arsheep Singh alias Arsh, Vir alias Vir, Gurvinder Singh, Sher Singh, Satnam Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Jagmeet Singh alias Meeta, and Vikas.
Mobiles are the most wanted contraband here which let inmates chat with family, plot crimes, and run rackets like normal citizens—defeating the whole point of imprisonment.
The recovery was not limited to phones. Staff also nabbed drugs, chargers, adapters, SIM cards, cigarettes, and zarda sachets from time to time—smuggled via sneaky tactics like hurling packets over high walls, hiding in body cavities or clothes during family visits or parole returns, and even possible staff laxity at entry points despite heavy security.
Alert teams are ramping up searches, with new infrastructure in the works to lock down the menace. Data paints a grim rise: 70 mobiles seized in 2019, 130 in 2020, 265 in 2021, 437 in 2022, 469 in 2023, 500 in 2024, 649 in 2025, and already 56 in 2026—including this latest bust. Jail authorities vow stricter measures to ensure “prisoners stay prisoners”.