Hashish oil seized from inmate in high-security prison; bottle hidden inside rectum

THRISSUR: A bottle of hashish oil was seized from an inmate from high-security prison in Viyyur. Hashish oil was seized from Ratheesh (35), a native of Pudukkad, who is serving a life sentence in a POCSO case.

Ratheesh, who was granted a five-day interim bail by the High Court, refused to be examined when he returned back to jail on Monday. The jail authorities got suspicious and subjected him to X-ray. Then objects were found hidden inside rectum. He was then taken to the medical college and the object was taken out. The object was handed over to the Viyyur police. It was suspected that Ratheesh used to supply drugs to jail.