Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Suvendu Adhikari Visits Presidency Jail After Contraband Recovery
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari visited a jail in Kolkata on Tuesday.
He talked with the people who run the jail and with some prisoners.
The visit happened after officials found mobile phones and other electronic items in one prisoner’s cell.
The prisoner was Aftab Ansari, who was identified in the article as the mastermind of the January 2002 attack on the American Center in Calcutta.
Police are investigating how the items allegedly entered the jail.
Adhikari also visited the jail kitchen.
He asked whether the food supplies were fresh and sufficient.
Jail officials said he may visit other correctional homes as well.
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari visited Presidency Correctional Home on Tuesday afternoon.
He met jail officials, including CID director-general N.R. Babu, and spoke with inmates.
The visit followed the recovery of phones and electronic equipment from Aftab Ansari’s cell.
Kolkata Police registered a case over the alleged smuggling of prohibited items into the jail.
Adhikari inspected the jail kitchen and asked about food supplies and the dinner menu.
- Who
- Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, jail officials, inmates, and Kolkata Police.
- What
- Adhikari visited the correctional home, met officials and inmates, and inspected the kitchen after prohibited devices were recovered.
- When
- Tuesday afternoon; the visit occurred days after the recovery of the items.
- Where
- Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata.
- Why
- The visit followed the recovery of mobile phones and other electronic equipment from Aftab Ansari’s cell and a related police case.
- Recovered items
- Three mobile phones, including an iPhone, several SIM cards, a Wi-Fi device, a pen drive, electronic accessories, and ₹31,000 were allegedly found.
- Cell searched
- The items were allegedly recovered from Aftab Ansari’s cell.
- Police action
- Kolkata Police started a case concerning the alleged smuggling of mobile phones and electronic equipment into the jail.
- Officials present
- Adhikari met jail officials, including N.R. Babu, the director-general of police, CID, who also had additional charge of correctional services.
- Kitchen inspection
- Adhikari asked about the dinner menu and whether supplies were fresh and adequate.
- Possible future visits
- Jail department sources said Adhikari was planning to visit other correctional homes.