Daily Times

MANSEHRA: District Jail Superintendent suspended a police constable accused of smuggling narcotics and cellular phones inside the prison on Saturday, officials said.

“We have suspended a constable after recovering a huge quantity of narcotics and mobile phones from his possession.” the Superintendent of District Jail Mansehra Abdul Qayyum told reporters. He said that a departmental inquiry against the accused has also been launched. Hassan Dad, who was deployed at a watch tower of the jail was suspended following recovery of Hashish and mobile phones from the tower where he was posted.

He said that after completion of departmental inquiry the accused would be dismissed from service.

The jail authorities had already dismissed two constables smuggling narcotics inside jail previously, he said, adding the departmental inquiry would also unearth those behind him and smuggling narcotics and cellular phones to inmates through him. “We expect a lady smuggler behind him but it would be premature to reveal any further details until inquiry is completed and all behind this crime are unearthed”, he said. He said that the department had zero tolerance for such personnel who bring bad repute to the jail department. “As the inquiry is completed we would share the findings with media as we want to bring such crimes to an end and those involved in it might be taken to justice,” said Abdul Qayyum.