{"id":24878,"date":"2026-09-16T06:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24878"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:34:11","slug":"hookah-videos-birthday-parties-luxury-cells-for-sale-cash-for-comfort-racket-exposed-in-ludhiana-central-jail-official-suspended-ludhiana-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24878","title":{"rendered":"Hookah videos, birthday parties, luxury cells for sale: Cash-for-comfort racket exposed in Ludhiana Central Jail, official suspended | Ludhiana News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134278348,imgsize-123498,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/a-senior-jail-official-faces-suspension-for-allegedly-selling-luxury-cell-assignments.jpg\" alt=\"Hookah videos, birthday parties, luxury cells for sale: Cash-for-comfort racket exposed in Ludhiana Central Jail, official suspended\" title=\"A senior jail official faces suspension for allegedly selling luxury cell assignments.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A senior jail official faces suspension for allegedly selling luxury cell assignments.\">A senior jail official faces suspension for allegedly selling luxury cell assignments.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LUDHIANA: The suspension of a senior Central Jail official on the charges of selling luxury-cell assignments underscores a persistent cycle of corruption and systemic misconduct within Punjab&#8217;s penal system.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Additional jail superintendent Balvir Singh was suspended following allegations that he took cash bribes ranging between \u20b92 lakh and \u20b94 lakh from individuals to place 11 GST-fraud undertrials in superior barracks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The disciplinary action follows an investigation that AIG headquarters Rajesh Kumar had conducted into an official complaint from the prison department.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cash-for-comfort racket exposed in Central Jail, official suspended\" msid=\"134278586\" imgsize=\"308208\" resizemode=\"4\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-308208,msid-134278586\/cash-for-comfort-racket-exposed-in-central-jail-official-suspended.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Balvir Singh faces charges under sections 7 and 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 52-A of the Prisons Act.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The suspension order reads: &#8220;In view of the seriousness of the allegations and the disciplinary proceeding contemplated against him, Balvir Singh is placed under suspension with immediate effect.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Superintendent Kulwant Singh Sidhu confirmed the action, stating: &#8220;The FIR followed by suspension was done after an inquiry. I don&#8217;t have much details about it as I was on leave that day.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>A Ludhiana police officer said: &#8220;In the complaint received from the prison department, the official is accused of accepting varying amounts in cash from the 11 individuals.&#8221; TOI tried to contact Balvir Singh, but his mobile phone was switched off.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>This incident marks the latest in a series of administrative failures at the facility. On July 1, 2025, a deputy jail superintendent was suspended for chronic absenteeism after failing to report for duty or appear before a medical board.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Another deputy superintendent was suspended for insubordination, unauthorised leave approvals, and issuing official identification improperly. <!-- -->A warder was suspended after being caught attempting to smuggle 60g of cannabis into the prison.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>On June 26, 2021, an assistant jail superintendent, a head warder, and a warder were suspended, and an officer in charge of the cells was transferred, following an inquiry into video footage that showed inmates as they smoked a hookah inside the jail.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>In Jan 2024, 10-to-15 inmates at the Ludhiana Central Jail hosted a birthday party inside their barracks, recording and uploading a video that went viral.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The birthday boy, undertrial Arun Kumar &#8216;Mani Rana&#8217;, was accused in a 2019 robbery case. Two deputy superintendents were arrested after investigations revealed they had also taken bribes to help smuggle mobile phones and contraband into the jail.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ludhiana\/hookah-videos-birthday-parties-luxury-cells-for-sale-cash-for-comfort-racket-exposed-in-ludhiana-central-jail\/articleshow\/134278305.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior jail official faces suspension for allegedly selling luxury cell assignments. 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