SUKKUR, May 2: Some 150 mobile phones, knives, wooden sticks, iron bars and other objectionable material were recovered from the Sukkur central jail-I during a search operation on Monday. A large number of hardened prisoners were also shifted to other jails of the province.

About 500 FC and police personnel conducted the operation under the supervision of DIG prison Major Khoso.

The search operation was conducted following a clash between two groups of prisoners on Sunday in which 25 prisoners were injured.

The operation started at 4am and continued till 2:30pm today.

The jail authorities said all such items had been recovered from the prisoners which were against the jail manual.

Sources claimed the items worth Rs6 million were recovered from the prisoners.

It may be recalled that 25 prisoners were injured in the clash between the two groups during which they had used iron rods, wooden sticks and stones.