Sudden inspection of Mangaluru jail; police seize mobile phones, SIM cards, chargers
Mangaluru: In an operation held late Monday night, the jail warden and staff led by the Jail Superintendent are said to have conducted a sudden inspection of the cells and confiscated mobile phones, SIM cards and also chargers.
The police team reportedly seized two mobile phones, one SIM card and cordless mobile phone charger in the possession of the jail residents.
Mangaluru Barke Police have registered a case against the residents for possession of non-permissible things in prison.
The matter was also brought to the notice of DGP for Karnataka's Prisons and Correctional Services Department Alok Kumar in Bengaluru, District Superintendent of Prison Sharanabasappa has said.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
