Mangaluru jail ruckus: Police recover four mobile phones, case registered

Mangaluru jail ruckus: Police recover four mobile phones, case registered

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, December 18, 2025: Police have recovered a total of four mobile phones from inside the Mangaluru District Jail during an operation conducted following a clash between two groups of inmates, police said.

According to officials, when Jail Superintendent Sharanabasappa conducted a surprise inspection on Monday, undertrial prisoners obstructed him from performing his duties. Another surprise inspection was carried out later the same day. In the evening, inmates allegedly created a ruckus by shouting loudly and attempting to damage the iron gates separating two sections of the jail.

Mangaluru city police, along with the special task force and police station officers and staff, immediately rushed to the spot and successfully brought the situation under control.

During a subsequent search, police recovered four mobile phones from two barracks. After the situation was brought under control, CCTV footage was examined, which revealed that inmates from ‘A’ block—Moyiddin Farad, Sarfaraz, Mohammed Altaf, Imtiyaz, Abdul Naujeed, Mohammed Sayil Akram and Mohammed Hanif—and from ‘B’ block—Latesh Jogi, Manjunath, Murugan, Sachin Talapadi, Tushar Ameen, Shabarish, Gururaj and Sumanth—had obstructed official duties during the incident.

A case has been registered against them at the Barke Police Station.