They were arrested from various parts of Punjab during the NSA’s crackdown on the organization and have been in jail since March 19 last year.
Police Commissioner Singh said a search of the premises was carried out by prison officials based on information indicating foul play.
The search turned up a variety of electronic devices, including smartphones with SIM cards, keypad phones, TV remotes with keyboards, spycam pens, pen drives, Bluetooth headphones and speakers.
Prison officials seized these items and an investigation is underway to determine the source of these “illegal items and methods of derivation.” DGP Singh posted on ‘X’ that following the receipt of information about irregularities being carried out in public areas of NSA block, additional surveillance cameras have been installed in the block.
He further said that they are taking additional legal and preventive measures to avoid such incidents in the future.
It is noteworthy that the DGP did not specify that the electronic items were recovered from WDP members in prison.
A multi-layered security system had been put in place at Dibrugarh jail since the arrival of militants from Punjab, including installing additional surveillance cameras and repairing or replacing broken cameras.
Dibrugarh Jail is one of the oldest and maximum security prisons in the Northeast and was built by the British in 1859-1860.
Amritpal Singh was taken to Dibrugarh Central Jail on April 23, 2023, after being arrested by the Punjab Police from the state’s Moga district after a weeks-long search.
His aides were also transferred to jail during a major operation against Waris Punjab De. Prison officials had earlier said Amritpal was being held in solitary confinement. PTI DG MNB
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