Vijayawada: TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu wrote a letter to ACB Judge about the lapses in security arrangements inside Rajahmundry Central Jail. He has requested the ACB Court for foolproof security arrangements in and around the prison, commensurate with the Z+ category security cover provided to him.

He wrote a letter to the ACB Court through the Jail Superintendent, listed out a few untoward incidents that occurred in and around the prison intending to endanger his life despite being a Z+ category protectee.

He said that when he was brought to the prison on the intervening night of September 10^th and 11^th, he was unauthorisedly videographed and photographed while entering the prison and the same was leaked by the police. The videos and photos were widely circulated on social media platforms by the party in power with a malicious intention to damage his reputation, he added.

It came to my notice that one anonymous letter was received by the Superintendent of Police (SP), East Godavari and the jail authorities in which it was written that some left-wing extremists are planning to assassinate me and crores of rupees were changed hands to execute that assassination bid. The police authorities till now did not make any attempt to enquire about the veracity of the said letter nor have taken steps to avert any unforeseen incident, he said in the letter.

A remand prisoner in an NDPS Case from S.Kota was roaming in the prison with a pen camera, capturing pictures of the prisoners inside, he added.

He said a drone was flown over the main gate of the Central Prison on October 6 to capture the images of his family members while they were coming out after meeting him. This incident exposes risk not only to me but also to my family members, he stated.

Out of the total prisoners of 2200 lodged inside the central prison, 750 of them are in alleged NDPS offences posing a grave threat to my security, he said.