THIRUVANTHAPURAM: Ganja was recovered from Nazeem, an accused in University Stab case incident, on Thursday. The contraband was found in a late-night search conducted by the police in the blocks where the prisoners are lodged. The police recovered prohibited items including ganja, beedi and Hans from Nazeem.

Narcotic items including ganja were also recovered from six co-prisoners of Nazeem. The examination of all cells in the block was held from 7pm to 9 pm on Thursday by the jail superintend B Sunil Kumar as per the instruction of the DGP.

The narcotic items were found in the eighth block where Nazeem is lodged, hospital block apart from fourth, and 12th blocks. Sunil Kumar has given a letter to the Poojappura police, seeking to take legal action against seven prisoners including Nazeem for smuggling banned items into the jail.

SFI activist Nazeem is the second accused in the case in which an attempt was made to kill their class mate Akhil of the University College in Thiruvananthapuram.