<p>In a bid to control crime, the prison department of Bihar has shifted 23 hardcore criminals from Patna to the high-security Bhagalpur Central Jail.</p>.<p>The department took the decision following recommendation of Patna SSP Manavjeet Singh Dhillon.</p>.<p>Keeping in view of rising crime incidents in Patna and the adjoining districts, the SSP said that jail operated crimes cannot be ruled out.</p>.<p>He further said that the hardcore gangsters lodged in the Patna Beur Jail are planning the crimes and their execution is being done by gang members.</p>.<p>The 23 inmates shifted on Sunday night included two under trial prisoners.</p>.<p>Some of the hardcore gangsters are Sanjeet Rai, Vijay Singh, Saket Kumar alias Pintu and Ajay Chaudhary.</p>.<p>Earlier, the department had already 20 criminals to the Bhagalpur prison.</p>.<p>It has shortlisted 62 inmates lodged in the Patna jail, majority serving life terms, to be shifted to other prisons across the state.</p>
<p>In a bid to control crime, the prison department of Bihar has shifted 23 hardcore criminals from Patna to the high-security Bhagalpur Central Jail.</p>.<p>The department took the decision following recommendation of Patna SSP Manavjeet Singh Dhillon.</p>.<p>Keeping in view of rising crime incidents in Patna and the adjoining districts, the SSP said that jail operated crimes cannot be ruled out.</p>.<p>He further said that the hardcore gangsters lodged in the Patna Beur Jail are planning the crimes and their execution is being done by gang members.</p>.<p>The 23 inmates shifted on Sunday night included two under trial prisoners.</p>.<p>Some of the hardcore gangsters are Sanjeet Rai, Vijay Singh, Saket Kumar alias Pintu and Ajay Chaudhary.</p>.<p>Earlier, the department had already 20 criminals to the Bhagalpur prison.</p>.<p>It has shortlisted 62 inmates lodged in the Patna jail, majority serving life terms, to be shifted to other prisons across the state.</p>