Punjab police on October 1 disclosed an alleged extortion operation inside Ludhiana Central Jail, where six inmates have been booked after two fellow prisoners were reportedly assaulted and pressured to arrange ₹2 lakh. Harsimran Singh Mand is among those accused. The allegations come from a prison official’s complaint and remain subject to investigation.
PTI reported that Assistant Superintendent Rishavpal Goyal complained that a mobile phone was used to make one prisoner contact a friend outside. The complaint said the money was to be delivered to an associate near Alamgir Road. Jail officials said a search subsequently recovered a keypad phone and SIM card from Mand.
The Times of India reported that the FIR names five undertrials and one convicted prisoner. Its account of the complaint says the friend handed over the cash. That describes the complainant’s case; the reviewed material does not independently establish the payment or contain the accused inmates’ responses. An existing conviction involving one inmate does not prove this separate allegation.
Investigating officer Gurdial Singh told reporters that police would examine how the phone entered the jail and why the two prisoners were targeted. The Tribune also reported an inquiry into alleged outside associates. Police planned to seek production warrants to question the inmates; the reports do not establish that those warrants had already been granted.
No conviction in this new case was reported. The complaint, claimed recovery and intended questioning remain investigative steps; the reviewed reports included no response from the accused.