The police have arrested two men for bursting firecrackers outside the Yerawada jail with the intention of conveying a message to members of their gang lodged in the jail. The duo had lit the fireworks outside the Madi gate of the Yerawada Central Prison to let their gang members know that they had been acquitted in a murder case.

CRACKER CODE: The duo lit fireworks outside the Madi gate of the Yerawada jail. Pics/Mohan Patil

“This messaging modus operandi has been in use by the inmates and their accomplices for the past few months. Jail authorities had noticed it, following which two jail guards have been deployed to prevent such incidents,” said a source from the jail police staff.