Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Two Mobile Phones Found Buried Inside Kannur Central Jail
Officials at Kannur Central Jail noticed loose soil during a routine security check.
They dug in the area behind Block 6 and found a buried plastic bottle.
Two mobile phones were hidden inside the bottle.
The phones did not contain SIM cards.
A police case was registered after the jail superintendent filed a complaint.
Police may question prisoners who could know about the phones.
Officials did not find any SIM cards during searches of the cells.
The jail has also reported earlier recoveries of phones and narcotic substances.
Prison officials found two mobile phones buried behind Block 6 of Kannur Central Jail.
The phones were concealed inside a plastic bottle and had no SIM cards.
Kannur Town Police registered a case based on the jail superintendent’s complaint.
Officials searched the cells but did not find any SIM cards.
Police plan to question prisoners suspected of possessing or hiding the phones.
- Who
- Kannur Central Jail officials, the jail superintendent, and Kannur Town Police are involved; suspected prisoners may be questioned.
- What
- Police registered a case after two mobile phones were found buried inside a plastic bottle on jail premises.
- When
- The report was issued on September 10; the case was registered on Wednesday and officials spoke about it on Thursday.
- Where
- Behind Block 6 inside Kannur Central Jail in Kannur, Kerala.
- Why
- The phones were discovered after officials noticed loose soil during a routine security inspection; the reason they were buried is not known.
- Items recovered
- Two mobile phones
- Location found
- Behind Block 6, inside Kannur Central Jail
- Concealment method
- Buried inside a plastic bottle
- SIM cards
- Neither phone had a SIM card
- Police station
- Kannur Town Police Station
- Complaint filed by
- The Central Jail Superintendent
- Planned action
- Police intend to interrogate prisoners suspected of possessing or concealing the phones