Overview
- Jail staff found the devices during routine screening of deliveries at the district jail in Bhaderwah, Doda, on March 7.
- The package was addressed to an inmate held for about a month under the Public Safety Act who hails from Hajin in Bandipora.
- A preliminary check showed the parcel was booked in Pulwama before being sent to the jail.
- The phones were seized and a case was registered, with police examining possible involvement of outside senders and any staff collusion.
- Jail authorities reiterated a strict prohibition on inmate phone access and warned that any employee facilitating such breaches will face action under applicable CrPC provisions.