Chandigarh-The Jail division Punjab has denied the media experiences pertaining to utilization of mobiles within the state prisons by terming the video viral on social media as deceptive, baseless and never for the jails of state.
Pertinently a information channel has flashed a video of September 17, 2023 wherein notorious excessive threat prisoner Lawrence Bishnoi was seen talking to Monu Manesar by a whatsapp video name. Monu Manesar is without doubt one of the prime accused in creating disturbance and inciting violence at Nuh district of Haryana. In the video, one other individual was seen sitting in an workplace chair with Lawrence Bishnoi.
The video was uploaded on social media and it was alleged that Lawrence Bishnoi was utilizing a cell phone whereas in custody at Bathinda jail. The enquiry of the matter was entrusted to Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, who enquired into this matter and it was discovered that the individual sitting with Lawrence Bishnoi within the video was recognized as Rajkumar @, Raju Bishodhi. Rajkumar was lodged at District Jail Sri Muktsar Sahib for 28 days from January 25, 2021 to February 22, 2021.
As per official report, Lawrence Bishnoi stayed in Central Jail Faridkot until the yr 2018 as he was handed over to another State’s police on January 4, 2018. Subsequently, he stayed within the prisons of different states and was dropped at Central Jail Bathinda on September 24, 2022 and was once more handed over to Gujarat Police on August 24, 2023. In wake of considerable proof, IG Prisons denied the truth that the video was made in any of the prisons of Punjab as each Lawrence Bishnoi and Raju Bishodhi by no means stayed collectively in any jail of Punjab.