Even as the Commissionerate police have launched a crackdown against the crime syndicate of jailed gangster Shakeel Ahmad, a few selfies of him with other inmates went viral on social media on Saturday, raising questions on the security in the Choudwar Special jail.
In reaction, Cuttack DCP Akhileswar Singh said the jail authorities have been asked to keep a close watch on the activities of Shakeel. They can also take action against him if required.
Singh further said Shakeel has a total of three girlfriends. While two of them have already been arrested, the third one is under police lens. However, there is no such evidence against her so far and they are collecting more information, he added.
Notably, one of the Shakeel’s arrested girlfriends is a law student and another is an airhostess trainee. Both were his partners in crimes and operated his network in his absence. On Friday, the Dargha Bazaar police had arrested Shakeel’s second girlfriend Resham, a resident of Kesharpur in the city, on the charge of extortion and later produced her before court.
On January 1, the police had arrested Shakeel’s first girlfriend Nashreen for her alleged involvement in two extortion cases. She was nabbed when she was returning from the Choudwar jail after visiting Shakeel.