Archive · 31 Aug 2026
FIR Filed Against Aftab Ansari After Jail Cell Seizure
Police searched the jail cell of Aftab Ahmed Ansari in Kolkata.
They found three mobile phones and several other electronic devices.
They also found Rs 31,000 hidden in the cell.
Officials believe he may have been using the devices to make calls and access the internet.
They want to know whom he contacted, including whether he called Pakistan.
Police are also checking how the phones, money and equipment entered the jail.
They are investigating whether any prison staff helped.
The cyber police may study the devices and their stored information.
Ansari is serving a life sentence and was linked to the 2002 attack on the American Center in Kolkata.
Police filed an FIR against Aftab Ahmed Ansari after three mobile phones were found in his Presidency Jail cell.
Authorities also seized Rs 31,000, two routers, a Wi-Fi device, card readers, a pen drive and earphones.
The search followed intelligence suggesting Ansari was making mobile and internet calls from inside prison.
Police are investigating his communications, including whether he contacted people in Pakistan and whether prison staff assisted him.
The cyber wing may examine the devices, SIM cards, communication logs, documents and other stored data.
- Who
- Aftab Ahmed Ansari, a life-term prisoner linked to the 2002 American Center attack, and Kolkata police and prison authorities.
- What
- An FIR was filed after a search of Ansari’s cell found mobile phones, cash and electronic equipment.
- When
- The cell search took place last Sunday from about 6:20 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.; the FIR was filed days later.
- Where
- Presidency Jail in Alipore, Kolkata, with the case registered at Hastings Police Station.
- Why
- Police are investigating suspected unauthorized calls and internet access, the source of the seized items, and possible involvement by prison staff.
- Prisoner
- Aftab Ahmed Ansari
- Prison
- Presidency Jail, Alipore, Kolkata
- Mobile phones seized
- Three
- Cash seized
- Rs 31,000 in Rs 500 notes
- Other items
- Two routers, a Wi-Fi device, two card readers, a pen drive and earphones
- Case location
- Hastings Police Station
- Investigation support
- Kolkata Police cyber wing