Replying to Vinayak Nimhan of the Congress and others, Minister of State for Home, Satej Patil said that a massive upgradation of security in prisons was taken up and accordingly Mumbai, Taloja (Navi Mumbai) and Yerwada jails were provided with modern gadgets to deal with unlawful activities of inmates.
He said a total of 232 CCTVs will be installed in these jails. About 30 walkie-talkie sets, one mobile detector and 12 hand metal detectors have been provided to Yerwada.
In his written reply, the minister said that one of the inmates --Pralhad Waman Veer-- committed suicide on October 6 by cutting his throat by a window iron bar in Yerwada jail.
To another question, he told the House that a total of 650 prisoners have not returned to jail after finishing their leave or parole.