<p>In a major crackdown on the nexus of gangsters and criminals operating from jails, the Punjab government teams have confiscated 710 mobile phones from prisons in a specially-launched drive. Additionally, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to abandon the special cells in jails for VIP prisoners.</p>.<p>Divulging the details, the Chief Minister said that "during this special drive carried out between March 16 and May 10, a total of 710 mobile phones have been recovered from jail inmates".</p>.<p>He said these phones were used by gangsters and smugglers to run their rackets from inside the jail.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister said that a probe is on to nab the persons on whose names these numbers were registered.</p>.<p>He also said that action will be taken against the jail staff who were involved in sneaking these phones into the prisons.</p>.<p>For abolishing VIP culture in jails, the government has decided to abandon the VIP cells and transform them into administrative blocks.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister said that those lodged in jails are punished by courts for violating the law, and they cannot enjoy facilities while serving a jail term.</p>
<p>In a major crackdown on the nexus of gangsters and criminals operating from jails, the Punjab government teams have confiscated 710 mobile phones from prisons in a specially-launched drive. Additionally, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to abandon the special cells in jails for VIP prisoners.</p>.<p>Divulging the details, the Chief Minister said that "during this special drive carried out between March 16 and May 10, a total of 710 mobile phones have been recovered from jail inmates".</p>.<p>He said these phones were used by gangsters and smugglers to run their rackets from inside the jail.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister said that a probe is on to nab the persons on whose names these numbers were registered.</p>.<p>He also said that action will be taken against the jail staff who were involved in sneaking these phones into the prisons.</p>.<p>For abolishing VIP culture in jails, the government has decided to abandon the VIP cells and transform them into administrative blocks.</p>.<p>The Chief Minister said that those lodged in jails are punished by courts for violating the law, and they cannot enjoy facilities while serving a jail term.</p>