Mobile phones, cash seized from prison cell of mastermind of American Centre attack in Kolkata
Aftab Ahmed Ansari, convicted in the American Centre attack case, is serving a life term
Jail authorities in Kolkata seized a variety of electronic devices, including smartphones and Wi-Fi routers, from Aftab Ansari's cell. Ansari is the mastermind behind the 2002 American Centre attack, for which he is serving a life sentence. The seizure occurred during a surprise raid on August 23, and a case has been registered.
The items taken include three smartphones, three SIM cards, two routers, a Wi-Fi hotspot, card readers, a pen drive, wireless earbuds, an OTG adapter, cables, and Rs. 31,000 in cash. This comes months after the West Bengal government suspended the superintendent and chief controller of the facility due to inmates using mobile phones.
This is not the first time the facility has dealt with phone seizes, as 23 phones were taken during joint operations with Kolkata Police in May.
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