In a bold move to enhance public safety, officials in Bihar have executed a comprehensive crackdown on jails across 18 districts, following the newly formed government’s push for reform. Coordinated raids swept through the cells of known criminals, their kitchens, and even high-security areas.
Patna: In a major statewide crackdown following the formation of a new govt in Bihar, police on Friday conducted simultaneous raids in jails across at least 18 districts, including Siwan, Nalanda, Samastipur, Aurangabad, Bhojpur, East Champaran (Motihari), Supaul, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Vaishali, Munger, Kishanganj, Katihar, West Champaran (Bettiah), Saharsa, Buxar and Muzaffarpur.The coordinated operation targeted barracks, toilets, kitchens and high-security wards housing notorious criminals, as part of efforts to tighten law and order and check any illegal activities operating from inside prisons.In Nalanda, district administration and police teams entered Biharsharif Mandal Jail around 4am. DM Kundan Kumar and SP Bharat Soni later reached the jail and supervised the operation.
The three-hour search involved over 100 personnel, including ADM, Sadar SDO and multiple DSPs from cyber, law and order, headquarters and security wings. No objectionable items were found. The jail houses around 925 inmates.At Shaheed Khudiram Bose Central Jail in Muzaffarpur, DM Subrat Kumar Sen and SSP Kantesh Kumar Mishra led the raid beginning around 4.30am. Police teams conducted a thorough search of all wards, focusing on high-security blocks.
The operation lasted nearly three hours, with no contraband recovered.In Aurangabad, DM Abhilasha Sharma and SP Ambrish Rahul jointly led the inspection at Mandal Kara. Sadar SDO Santan Kumar, SDPO, Line DSP, Traffic DSP and around 230 police personnel participated in the exercise. Male and female wards, kitchen, jail hospital and the entire campus were searched. No objectionable items were found here also.In Motihari Central Jail, a team led by DM Saurabh Jorwal carried out a two-hour search operation starting around 5am, checking barracks and other sections.
No recoveries were made.In Samastipur Mandal Jail, the raid was conducted late Thursday night from around 10.15pm to midnight. ASP Sanjay Pandey, along with all DSPs, five inspectors, 58 officers and 251 police personnel, took part in the operation. Intensive searches of barracks yielded no contraband.Police sources said that no objectionable items were recovered in any of the districts covered during the drive.
