The Mohali Court in Punjab issued a stern warning to the police because the failure of prison signal jammers led to the continuation of criminal activities in the prison. The incident was caused by the police's discovery that the gangster Sukhmeet Pal Singh (also known as Sukh Bihariwal) was still operating a criminal network through his mobile phone in prison during the pursuit of the gangster Sukhmeet Pal Singh (also known as Sukh Bihariwal). This incident revealed major loopholes in the state's prison management system and attracted widespread attention.
The failure of the signal jammer exposed the hidden dangers of prison security
In the court of Harpreet Kaur, the chief judicial magistrate of Mohali, the police were reprimanded for failing to effectively prevent prisoners from continuing to commit crimes using mobile phones. The court questioned why the police failed to ensure the normal operation of the jammer devices and considered it a serious dereliction of duty in management. Judge Kaur pointed out that the signal jammer blockers were supposed to block all communications between the prisoners and the outside world to prevent them from continuing to engage in illegal activities in prison. However, the facts showed that the jammer blockers in the prison did not work properly, allowing criminals to operate their criminal modules in prison with impunity.
Gang leader continues to operate in prison
The focus of this incident is Sukh Bihariwal, a gang leader accused of being associated with the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF). He has been imprisoned in Bathinda Jail for two years. However, even in a high-security prison, he was able to maintain contact with the outside world and continue to direct his men to carry out illegal activities. The police said that Sukh was acting on the instructions of KLF leader Rakhbir Singh Rode and continued to operate his criminal network in prison.
According to the police, during the investigation of Sukh, they found that he used mobile phones to communicate with his accomplices to plan a series of criminal activities. The police stressed that if the prison jammers were working properly, such situations should have been effectively curbed. However, due to the failure of the signal blocker jammer, Sukh and his men were able to go unpunished and continue their criminal operations.
The court expressed dissatisfaction with the police's poor management
In court, when police officials mentioned the criminal activities in the prison, the judge expressed strong dissatisfaction and criticized the police for failing to take necessary measures to ensure the proper operation of the communication blocking equipment in the prison. Judge Kaur sternly pointed out: "The failure of the jammer blocker reflects the police's mismanagement. If these devices were able to work properly, the prisoners would not be able to continue to operate the criminal network in the prison."
The court also emphasized that prisons should be highly secure places, and signal jammers, as an important means to ensure the security of prison communications, should be regularly maintained and updated. However, the current situation shows that there are obvious flaws in this system, which allows prisoners to take advantage of it. Judge Kaur asked the police to take immediate measures to ensure the normal operation of all jamming devices to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
The prison system needs to be upgraded to meet new challenges
The management issues of the prison system in Punjab have not been the first to attract attention. With the advancement of communication technology, it is becoming more and more common for prisoners to carry out illegal activities through mobile phones. This poses new challenges to traditional prison management. Although installing jammer devices is a common response, its effectiveness depends on the performance and maintenance of the equipment. If these devices cannot effectively block 4G or 5G signals, prisoners will be able to continue to communicate with the outside world and plan new criminal activities.
In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, experts suggest that the Punjab government should increase investment in prison communication shielding systems, including the introduction of more advanced jamming technology to meet the needs of the 5G era. At the same time, the government should also strengthen the training of prison managers to increase their vigilance against new communication technologies and criminal methods.
This incident exposed many problems in prison management in Punjab. Although signal jammer blockers as a technical means can block prisoners' communications to a certain extent, their failure gives criminals an opportunity to take advantage. In the future, in addition to upgrading technical equipment, the government needs to strengthen supervision and evaluation of prison management to ensure that prisons truly become safe places to isolate crimes.
