Woman chief jail superintendent in Kalaburagi gets threat message


Kalaburagi, Nov 28 (IANS): The Chief Jail Superintendent of Kalaburagi District Prison, R. Anita, has received a threatening audio message from an anonymous person warning that her car would be blown up with explosives.

According to police reports, the threatening message was sent as an audio recording to a police inspector in Kalaburagi on his mobile phone. The information was subsequently passed on to Anita. In response, her official vehicle has been parked under continuous CCTV monitoring.

Reacting to the incident, Chief Jail Superintendent Anita said on Thursday that the identity of the sender remained unknown. “I have been informed about the development, and we must remain cautious. However, since I have not personally received any threatening messages or calls, I have not lodged a formal complaint,” Anita said.

She further added, “If I receive a threatening call or message on my personal or official phone, I will file a complaint.” The incident has raised concerns among officers and prison staff.

Police sources revealed that they are tracking the origin of the message and have initiated an investigation. It is suspected that the threat is linked to Anita’s recent efforts to curb illegal activities within the prison.

Recently, reports of certain prisoners receiving preferential treatment at Kalaburagi Prison surfaced, prompting an inspection by senior officers, including the ADGP Prisons. Since assuming charge one and a half months ago, Anita has implemented strict measures to halt such practices, including banning the sale of gutka, beedis, and cigarettes inside the prison premises.

These reforms faced resistance from inmates, with undertrials and prisoners staging protests against the new regulations. Despite the opposition, Anita remained firm and refused to relax the measures. She also ended the preferential treatment previously afforded to influential prisoners.

It is suspected that the threatening message may have been orchestrated by disgruntled inmates unhappy with these strict measures.

In a separate development, Anita has been accused of allegedly receiving bribes through PhonePe from a prisoner. The allegation, made by Mustafa’s sister, Aneesa, claims that Anita demanded Rs 25,000 from Mustafa and that Rs 10,000 was transferred to Anita’s account, while Rs 2,000 was sent to the account of her driver, Srikanth.

A copy of the complaint, addressed to the Supreme Court, the Home Ministry, and the Chief Minister’s Secretary, has gone viral on social media.

Anita has denied the allegations, asserting that the accusations are an attempt to blackmail her due to the strict measures implemented in the prison. “They cannot tolerate the reforms. They transferred the money themselves and are now trying to blackmail me. A complaint has already been lodged with the Cyber Crime Police Station,” Anita stated.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • KS Mayya, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Thu, Nov 28 2024

    It is time for Siddu to rise to the occasion. If not Tipu Jayanti, he can at least do something for the husband-wife duo who transferred token money to the upright officer. Bure soch aur sangat se badnaam hai Siddu. Just do what they say, you will not need any Shakthi scheme, no electricity scheme or any ponzi scheme. Wayanad hi Wayanad hai.

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Thu, Nov 28 2024

    'They transferred the money themselves' --- how they come to know the account details ...

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  • Prakash, Manipal

    Thu, Nov 28 2024

    Seems an upright officer... Such prisoners and undertrials have no right to any privilege... They must know that they are undergoing punishment and not picnic... Sending anyone money on phonepay is easy when one knows the mobile numbers... Any department person is not a fool to instruct sending moneys to personal or driver's number...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Thu, Nov 28 2024

    Job of a Coward ...

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