11 jail inmates arrested in 7 different cases

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 15

The city police have arrested as many as 11 jail inmates in seven different cases registered with the police in the past one year. After their interrogation they were sent back to jail.

Among those arrested included gangsters and cross-border smugglers. They were booked for different violations of jail manuals, including possessing prohibited materials like mobile phones and clashing with other prisoners.

They were identified as Satnam Singh, alias Satta, of Modhe village, Davinder Singh, alias Goldy of Gurdaspur, Jagdeep Singh, alias Jaggu, of Rani Vallah village, Amanpreet Singh, alias Rinka of Gate Hakima, Nayak Rahu of Ambala Cantt, Basant Singh of Rajatal village, Gurjant Singh, alias Janta, of Sarai Amanat Khan, Gurjit Singh of Jamalpura, Malkiat Singh of Rajatal village, Kuldeep Singh, alias Babbu, of Hawelian village, Jaspal Singh of Khadur Sahib and Harjit Singh of Harike.

Mukandbir Singh, investigating officer, said that they were nabbed from jail complex. They were, however, sent back to jail after preliminary questioning, he added.