The investigation committee also could not find out
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The investigation committee formed to investigate the seizure of marijuana, a smoking pipe, and a mobile phone at Rajbiraj Prison in Saptari has also not been able to determine the cause. On the morning of Magh 20, 10 grams of marijuana, a pipe, and a mobile phone were seized during a check on the prisoners there.
To investigate the incident, the District Administration Office had formed an investigation committee led by the administrative officer, including the prison chief, the ASI of the District Police Office and the deputy sub-inspector of the administration. However, despite a long investigation, the committee has not been able to find out who brought the marijuana, hookah and mobile phones there.
Chief District Officer Tubaraj Pokharel said that the committee has submitted a report mentioning the problems and errors seen in the prison. ‘The police investigation will show exactly how the materials reached there,’ he said, ‘We have already sent a letter to the department for the transfer of some employees and police to see if there is any setting-collusion somewhere.’
He said that the prison department has already requested the modernization of security checks, use of CCTV and test machines, and increase the number of security personnel mentioned in the report. ‘We expect that the report will be implemented and that the resources will be sufficient,’ said Pradya Pokharel.
The banned items were recovered while checking Sumit Mandal of Mahadeva Rural Municipality-1, Suraj Raut of Rajbiraj Municipality-6, and Abhishek Mandal of Ward No. 5, who were living in the same room in ‘A Block’. After the incident, Sumit, who is serving a 4-year sentence for theft, arms, and drug trafficking, and Suraj, who is serving a 3-year and 4-month sentence for dereliction of duty, have been sent to Rautahat Prison, while Abhishek, who is being held for fraud and citizenship violations pending permission from the department, is here.
Meanwhile, the police have also started an investigation using the ‘call history’ of the recovered mobile phone, but have not been able to reveal the reason yet. District Police Office spokesperson DSP Dambar Bahadur Puri said that an investigation is underway into the matter. ‘We are currently in the process of investigating,’ he said.
