Continuing its drive against use of phones in Bhondsi jail in Gurgaon, the police seized a mobile handset from an inmate, while three more mobile phones were found abandoned during the search conducted on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, a mobile phone was found abandoned near the wall on the jail premises. The drive comes in the wake of directions from authorities to curb the usage of mobiles in Bhondsi jail as there have been a number of complaints that notorious criminals are running extortion racket from inside. Police had recovered 21 phones and a number of SIM cards from the possession of the accused. Read I Gurgaon: Jammers inadequate at Bhondsi jail, 21 handsets recovered during day-long searchSumit Kuhar, DCP, crime, said that the usage of mobile phones will be curbed inside the Bhondsi jail.

Source: Hindustan Times August 18, 2017 16:30 UTC