After a surprise inspection on December 7, another surprise inspection of Birsa Munda Central Jail, Hotwar was conducted on Monday, under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi Rahul Kumar Sinha. The team includes Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order), Rajeshwarnath Alok, Executive Magistrate Sanjay Prasad, Residential Magistrate, Hatia Smriti Kumari, Dr. Anil Kumar Khaitan, Doctor Sadar Hospital Ranchi, Arun Kumar Block Supply Officer Ranchi, Santosh Kumar, Block Supply Officer Angada and Sajal Srivastava, Food Safety Office. The team also included 20 sub-inspectors and 50 policemen to assist in the investigation.

Every ward and cell inside Birsa Munda Central Jail Hotwar was checked. The medical arrangements of prisoners in the jail were also reviewed. Deputy Commissioner, Rahul Kumar Sinha inspected the hospital and took information about the medical arrangements being provided to the prisoners.

The officials included in the investigation team also inquired about the food arrangements for the prisoners in the jail. Samples of prepared food items and raw food items were collected to check the quality of food being provided to the prisoners. The stock register of food items was also matched.

During the inspection, statements of about 200 prisoners were taken. In this regard, a detailed investigation report from the district level will be made available to the Jail IG.

Notably, after the tragic killing of gangster Aman Singh in Dhanbad jail the State Government has started tightening the noose around people active inside and outside State prisons indulged in criminal activities.

In the December 7 raid Birsa Munda Central Prison Hospital was also thoroughly inspected. Besides, women policemen also searched every women’s ward. During the raid, no objectionable materials were recovered from the jail.