Ludhiana Central Jail head warder held with tobacco, drug powder

Ludhiana, July 1

The head warder of Central Jail, here, arrested for carrying tobacco and drug powder inside the jail. He has been identified as Ravinder Singh.

Investigating officer-cum-assistant jail superintendent Parduman said on June 30, on suspicion when head warder of the jail was frisked, two packets of chewable tobacco and 70 gm of drug powder were seized from him. He had concealed the drugs in his shoes.

Jail officials said now, an internal probe would be conducted to inquire if the jail warder was supposed to handover tobacco and powder to jail inmates or not.

A case under the NDPS Act and the Prisons Act has been registered. — TNS