Jharsuguda police on Friday arrested six persons for their involvement in creating disruptions outside Jharsuguda Sub-Jail premises.
According to sources, Sonu Ghosh, a notorious hard-core criminal, is in the Jharsuguda Sub-Jail as an under-trial prisoner since January 20 last for his involvement in more than 25 criminal offence cases. The police said with the help of co-prisoners and disrupting jail discipline, on October 25 last, Ghosh was trying to organize a mass-fast along with 60 other jail mates. When the authorities learned about his efforts, he was moved to a special cell.
On Friday last, Ghosh’s wife Priya along with 15 other persons sought permission to meet Ghosh which was denied by the jail authorities. Irked Priya and her relatives soon started kicking jail doors and threatened to kill the jail superintendent.
Jail superintendent Urmila Minz immediately informed SP Umashankar Dash and the higher authorities of jail about the nuisance. Under direction of SP Dash, SDPO BK Nanda and IIC Khirasagar Naik reached the spot with one platoon force and brought the situation under control. Police arrested and forwarded to judicial custody Mantu
Ghosh, Saikh Ramzan,MD Ismail, Vikram Rajwanshi, Suren Mirdha and Priya Ghosh. A car, three motor bikes and four cell phones were seized from them.