Death of woman after touching live electric wire laid to hunt wild boars
Four arrested, accused in judicial custody
Karkala, September 19: Karkala police arrested one more accused in the death of Girija Poojarthi after touching the live electric wire laid for hunting wild boars, on Wednesday. The accused is identified as Shivaram Shetty (80) of Posral of Mundkur village.
The police produced all the four including Shivaram Shetty before the local court which remanded them to the judicial custody for 14 days. The police team led by Karkala rural police station PSI Nasir Hussain arrested the accused at Jarige Katte in Mundkur village on September 18. The police also recovered two cars, three mobile phones and Rs 35,000 cash from the accused.
It is said that the accused have tried to cover-up the incident of death of Girija Poojarthi who died on September 8, by dumping the body at Kandiga near Kanthavara village. The incident came to light on September 17. Karkala rural police registered a case.
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Bengaluru jail introduces biometric tracking system for prisoners
Bengaluru: In a bid to curb misconduct and illegal activities inside Parappana Agrahara Central Prison, prison authorities have introduced a new ‘Prisoners Tracking Movement System’ under which inmates will have to undergo biometric verification while entering every barrack.
According to jail officials, biometric systems have been installed across all major sections of the prison, including barracks, visitor rooms, hospital, canteen, kitchen, library, playground, handicraft units and bakery sections. Staff members have also been deployed at these locations.
Officials said inmates visiting the visitors’ room must now obtain a digital token after biometric verification. Details such as the prisoner’s name, identification number and entry time will be updated in the prison software system. This will help authorities maintain a complete digital record of inmates visiting and returning from meeting rooms.
Similar systems have also been introduced at entry points of the hospital, library and other barracks accessed for work-related purposes. Officials said the system will help identify prisoners involved in suspicious or illegal activities with other inmates and enable authorities to track how much time a prisoner spends at different locations inside the prison.
Authorities stated that AI-powered cameras were already being used inside the prison to monitor inmates as well as prison staff. Along with this, digital tracking of prisoner phone calls and a digital token system for visitor meetings have now been added to strengthen surveillance over inmate movement. Officials said the project has been implemented at a cost of around Rs 2.25 crore.
The prison department has also introduced a canteen usage tracking system to monitor prisoners’ spending patterns. Instead of direct cash payments, inmates can purchase bakery items and snacks using wallets or coupons issued within the prison system.
Officials said the digital system will record details including the buyer’s name, items purchased, quantity, date, time and remaining wallet balance. This will allow prison authorities to maintain complete expenditure records of inmates.
