THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Deputy Prison Officer Santhosh Kumar has been suspended in connection with the constant calls of the officials to the mobile phone of the inmate of Poojappura Central Jail. Santhosh Kumar was transferred from Central Jail to Poojapura a month ago. The last call to the prisoner's phone was from Santhosh's phone. It was also found that his wife's account received money from drug mafia.

On the 27th of last month, two phones and a SIM card were seized from the sixth room in the first block. This was handed over to the Jail Superintendent Poojapura Police. Even when the phone was in the hands of the police, there were calls from the jail officials. Then, when Santhosh's wife's phone was monitored, they got information that she had received money from a person belonging to drug mafia.