Tennis balls filled with ganja make way into Jharpada jail

BHUBANESWAR: Under-trial prisoners (UTPs) lodged in Jharpada Special Jail are reportedly being delivered ganja in tennis balls thrown inside the prison by their associates.

Sources said there have been several instances when associates of the inmates have delivered the contraband by stuffing it inside tennis balls. While in some cases, the balls were seized by the jail staff, many others were picked up by the inmates.

This new way of delivering ganja to the jail inmates has come to the fore after an UTP was assaulted for tipping off authorities about consumption of ganja inside the prison.

Sources said tennis balls stuffed with ganja are mostly thrown inside the jail late in the night so that they can be collected easily by the inmates. As the jail is situated in the centre of the capital city, it becomes easy for the prisoners to obtain the contraband from their associates.

ADG, Prisons Amitabh Thakur has sought a detailed report from DIG, prisons Anusuya Jena about the seizure of various illicit items from the jail in the last three months. The report will contain details of the seizure and the ways in which contraband and tobacco items are being delivered to the inmates.