The police has lodged an FIR reserving seven accused- Abbas’ spouse Nikhat and jail officers together with Jail superintendent and deputy jail superintendent for flouting guidelines and indulging in corruption.
The matter got here to mild after a shock raid was carried out by the District Justice of the Peace and Superintendent of Police (SP) at Chitrakoot district jail. In the course of the inspection, it was revealed that jail officers surreptitiously organized conferences between Mukhtar Ansari’s jailed son Abbas Ansari and his spouse Nikhat in a room near the jail superintendent’s workplace.
When searched, Nikhat was discovered to be carrying two cell phones and cash together with Indian forex and Saudi Riyals in her purse.
The police has lodged an FIR reserving seven accused- Abbas’ spouse Nikhat and jail officers together with Jail superintendent and deputy jail superintendent for flouting guidelines and indulging in corruption.
It was additionally discovered that no document of such ‘secret’ conferences was stored within the jail register which is necessary as per jail guide guidelines.
“Nikhat has been arrested and will probably be despatched to jail. An enquiry has additionally been initiated to determine the position of jail officers within the incident,” mentioned Vrinda Shukla, SP, Chitrakoot.