23 October,2016 11:32 AM IST | | Agencies
Beedi tycoon Mohammed Nisham, convicted for killing a security guard by beating him and ramming his SUV into him, has allegedly threatened his brothers from jail using his mobile phone
Mohammed Nisham is serving a 24-year imprisonment. File pic
T'puram: Beedi tycoon MohÂammed Nisham, convicted for killing a security guard by beating him and ramming his SUV into him, has allegedly threatened his brothers from jail using his mobile phone.
Two of his brothers have filed a complaint before the Thrissur Rural SP R Nishantini, alleging that Nisham had threatened them from Central jail in Kannur. Meanwhile, reports claimed that Nisham frequently gets in touch with his business associates, wife and relatives, using cellphones.
Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said it was a matter of concern that Nisham was getting VIP treatment in the prison. He also demanded stern action against officials who provided him "silent support". Earlier, police had ordered a probe into allegations that special treatment was being provided by prison officials to Nisham, who is serving a 24-year imprisonment.
Meanwhile, DIG of Prisons (North Zone) Sivadas K ThaiÂparambil visited Kannur Central Prison and said the convict had not made any calls from the jail. "On October 20, he was taken to a Bengaluru court and while on transit Nisham had made two calls," he said.
