Srinagar hospital attack: Centre asks J&K government to deploy CRPF in jails
Srinagar hospital attack
A senior home ministry official said that the state government has also issued instructions to immediately review the security of hardened terrorists who are lodged in Srinagar central jail
Following the hospital attack which led to the escape of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) prisoner in Srinagar, seven terrorists have been relocated to other jails, sources in the ministry of home affairs said.
A senior home ministry official said that the state government has also issued instructions to immediately review the security of hardened terrorists who are lodged in Srinagar central jail. The terrorists are expected to be moved out to jails in Jammu, Uddhampur, and Leh and kept in isolation.
The central government has also asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to fully review security measures in place in jails and transportation of inmates.
The Union Home Ministry also asked the state government to ensure that no such incident takes place in future and deploy CRPF in prison security. The state government has been asked to involve CRPF in all aspects of central jail security -- not only perimeter security but also inside the prison.
"The home ministry has taken serious note of the issue and has advised the state government to fully review security measures and take action to prevent such incidents in future," the home ministry official told PTI.
The measures come after the escape of Pakistani terrorist Naveed Jatt, who was lodged in Srinagar central jail.
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He fled from a hospital in the city after he along with other terrorists accompanying him, shot and killed two policemen accompanying him.
The Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was taken to the hospital for medical checkup.
The home ministry has asked the Jammu and Kashmir to examine why a high-security prisoner was sent to the OPD of a hospital.
It has also asked the state government to fix responsibility for lapses.
There were 16 Pakistani prisoners still in Srinagar jail, of whom seven are being shifted to Jammu and discussions are on where to shift the others.
Another official said that the Jammu and Kashmir government has assured the central government of taking necessary steps and reviewing the entire jail security.
The state government has transferred Director General of Prisons S K Mishra and appointed Dilbag Singh in his place.
The Srinagar jail superintendent has been suspended and a high-level enquiry by the divisional commissioner ordered, the official said.