Kolkata, May 15 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday displayed 23 cellphones that had been seized from inmates lodged inside the Presidency Correctional Home.
Calling it a "deep nexus between custodians of the correctional home, criminals, and a section of politicians," Adhikari suspended the Superintendent of Presidency Correctional Home, N Kujur, and Chief Controller Dipta Gharai.
"Criminals across the state are continuing to run criminal networks from inside jail. This practice has been going on for years. Corruption has spread from the bottom to the top levels.
We will not let criminals run their network from jails in Bengal. We also want to send out a message to jail authorities that action will be taken in case ...