Smart Phones, Wi-Fi Routers, Cash Seized From Cell of Aftab Ansari, Mastermind of 2002 American Centre-Attack: Official
Officials said the search followed intelligence that Ansari used a phone and internet access inside prison, and investigators are tracing calls abroad.
- On Saturday, August 29, 2026, officials seized three mobile phones, Wi-Fi equipment, and ₹31,000 in cash from the cell of Aftab Ahmed Ansari, the mastermind of the 2002 American Centre attack serving a life sentence at Presidency Correctional Home.
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari warned months earlier that inmates were extensively using smartphones inside the Presidency Correctional Home, leading the government to suspend the facility's superintendent and chief controller.
- Following intelligence inputs, investigators found three mobile phones hidden in Ansari's clothes and bedding, along with two routers and a Wi-Fi device, prompting jail authorities to lodge a formal complaint with Hastings Police Station.
- Investigators are now working to determine whether Ansari used the equipment to contact associates outside the country, as concerns persist that criminal networks across West Bengal continue operating from within prison facilities.
- The 2002 American Centre attack, in which two gunmen killed five people and injured 20 others, underscores the security sensitivity surrounding Ansari's ongoing incarceration and the risks posed by unauthorized communications.
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Mobile phones, cash seized from prison cell of mastermind of American Center attack in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 29 (PTI) Three mobile phones, Wi-Fi equipment and Rs 31,000 in cash were seized from the cell of Aftab Ahmed Ansari, the mastermind of the 2002 American Center attack in Kolkata serving jail term, officials said on Saturday. The seizure at the Presidency Correctional Home here prompted the jail authorities to lodge a […]
Prohibited items have been found in the possession of terrorist Aftab Ansari, who is lodged in the Presidency Jail. Police are now investigating how these items reached the prison and where they were being used.
Aftab Ansari: Earlier, Aftab Ansari was accused of communicating with his wife in Karachi from inside the jail. An FIR was filed against Aftab Ansari at Hastings Police Station last night.
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