A parcel containing prohibited items, believed to have been thrown over the wall of the Magazine Prison, has been recovered.
The parcel contained 30 mobile phone batteries, 250 grams of slaked lime, 50 grams of tobacco, as well as ‘Mawa’.
Sahaspura Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
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