Munger jail searched, 2 cellphones, ganja seized

Alok Mishra

Patna: Fearing gang-war among different criminal groups after murder of  notorious gangster Suraj Sah recently in the district, a Munger district administration team led by ASP, Munger, Lalit Mohan Sharma carried out search operation inside Munger jail and recovered illegal materials from the jail in the wee hours on November 18.

Police said that a notorious gangster Suraj Sah alias Jharkahwa was murdered by his rival gang a few days back after he was released from the jail. Sources said that during investigations, it came to light that the conspiracy to eliminate Sah was hatched inside the jail by his rival gang hene the district administration decided to carry out a search operation inside the jail.

Police said that a district administration team led by SDO and ASP, Munger , reached the jail at around 4 am and searched every ward of the jail. The search operation lasted till 7.30 am. The team also comprised HOs of different police stations.

ASP, Munger, said that police recovered two cellphones, 100 gm ganja (narcotics) besides several chillum (used for puffing ganja) from the jail.