Undertrial prisoner caught with mobile phone hidden in footwear in Thane jail

THANE: An undertrial prisoner has been found in possession of a mobile phone which he had hidden in his footwear inside the Thane Central Jail in Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.

The matter came to light on December 30, 2024, when a jail sepoy was inspecting barrack no.3 of the new prison section where around 200 prisoners are lodged, an official from Thane Nagar police station said.