The illegal entry of mobile phones into prisons has always been a problem faced by prison management around the world, and Delhi's Tihar Prison is no exception.cell phone jammer In order to prevent prisoners from illegally using mobile phones for blackmail and planning crimes, the Delhi government announced in February 2023 the establishment of a committee of 10 experts to evaluate and introduce the most advanced signal jamming technology.GPS jammer

　　Mobile phone problems faced by Tihar Prison

　　Delhi has three major prisons, including Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli prisons, which currently hold a total of about 18,000 prisoners. signal jammer However, according to data from the Delhi Police, at least 10 mobile phones are smuggled into Tihar Prison alone every day. In recent years, the number of mobile phones seized in prison raids has increased year by year, with 348 mobile phones seized in the past two months. Most of these mobile phones were smuggled into prisons through prisoner visitors or food trays.Wifi jammer

　　The presence of illegal mobile phones not only disrupts the order of prisons, but also encourages criminal activities. drone jammerAccording to a senior police officer who wished to remain anonymous, some prisoners use these mobile phones to make extortion calls, making illegal profits of billions of rupees every year. What is more worrying is that prisoners use special software to disguise their numbers as international numbers, making it difficult to track their real location.

　　Government takes action: set up an expert committee to evaluate new jammers

　　To deal with this thorny issue, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approved the establishment of an expert committee headed by Prison Director General Sanjay Beniwal. The committee includes experts from the Indian Institute of Technology, the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Special Protection Group (SPG). These experts will work together to study and test new signal jamming technologies to ensure that mobile phone signals inside prisons can be effectively blocked, including the latest 5G networks.

　　According to a statement from the Delhi government, the committee's first task is to evaluate the effectiveness of new technologies in blocking calls, text messages and data services, and to ensure that the goal of "mobile-free prisons" is achieved without interfering with the normal communications of surrounding residents. The new jammer not only has higher signal shielding capabilities, but also can adjust the signal coverage as needed to reduce interference to the outside community.