<p>The Delhi Prisons Department has procured 10 non-linear junction detectors from a US-based firm to detect mobile phones and metal objects hidden inside jails by inmates, officials said on Saturday.</p>.<p>A senior jail official said these detectors can even trace objects buried at a depth of up to two feet in the ground or concrete.</p>.<p>"We had ordered two non-linear junction detectors in 2021 and used them on a trial basis. The outcome was very satisfying, following which the department decided to procure more devices from a US-based organisation, Orion," the official said.</p>.Delhi prisons new rule: Inmates to get remission based on their conduct as undertrials.<p>Each device costs Rs 15 lakh and the department has spent Rs 1.5 crore for 10 such devices. These devices were procured recently and distributed in jails, he said.</p>.<p>"The device can detect mobile phones, SIM cards and metals through concrete and soil up to the depth of one to two feet," he said.</p>.<p>Jails in Delhi -- Tihar, Mandoli and Rohini -- have a capacity of 10,026 inmates. However, 17,906 undertrial prisoners (UTP) and 2,165 convicts are currently lodged in these three jails, according to the official.</p>.<p>So, it becomes very important for the authorities to prevent the use of mobile phones inside jails and check for improvised weapons to ensure the safety of inmates, the official said.</p>.<p>After the brutal murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya inside Tihar jail on May 2, the Delhi Prisons Department had issued a circular to remove 'dangerous objects' from its wards that could be used by inmates to make improvised weapons.</p>.<p>Tajpuriya was stabbed '92 times' with 'improvised weapons' by four members of the rival Gogi gang, according to police. </p>
<p>The Delhi Prisons Department has procured 10 non-linear junction detectors from a US-based firm to detect mobile phones and metal objects hidden inside jails by inmates, officials said on Saturday.</p>.<p>A senior jail official said these detectors can even trace objects buried at a depth of up to two feet in the ground or concrete.</p>.<p>"We had ordered two non-linear junction detectors in 2021 and used them on a trial basis. The outcome was very satisfying, following which the department decided to procure more devices from a US-based organisation, Orion," the official said.</p>.Delhi prisons new rule: Inmates to get remission based on their conduct as undertrials.<p>Each device costs Rs 15 lakh and the department has spent Rs 1.5 crore for 10 such devices. These devices were procured recently and distributed in jails, he said.</p>.<p>"The device can detect mobile phones, SIM cards and metals through concrete and soil up to the depth of one to two feet," he said.</p>.<p>Jails in Delhi -- Tihar, Mandoli and Rohini -- have a capacity of 10,026 inmates. However, 17,906 undertrial prisoners (UTP) and 2,165 convicts are currently lodged in these three jails, according to the official.</p>.<p>So, it becomes very important for the authorities to prevent the use of mobile phones inside jails and check for improvised weapons to ensure the safety of inmates, the official said.</p>.<p>After the brutal murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya inside Tihar jail on May 2, the Delhi Prisons Department had issued a circular to remove 'dangerous objects' from its wards that could be used by inmates to make improvised weapons.</p>.<p>Tajpuriya was stabbed '92 times' with 'improvised weapons' by four members of the rival Gogi gang, according to police. </p>