PANJIM, Aug. 23 -- BASURI DESAI

The ongoing investigation into a prison smuggling attempt has taken a high-profile turn following the arrest of Colvale Central Jail inmate Rovina Pereira Lobo, exposing an alleged network operating comfortably behind prison walls. Lobo, an undertrial who has not been convicted in the double-murder case of Martha and Vera Lobo, was arrested after police established a direct link between her and a compromised security staffer.

The plot unraveled when a Goa Human Resource Development Corporation (GHRDC) security staffer, Asha Chodankar, was caught red-handed attempting to enter the high-security facility. Contraband consisting of around 236 grams of suspected ganja and two grams of suspected charas was foun...