Munde said the rooms wore a luxurious look and even the toilets had been renovated. ``I suspect the work must have been carried out with help of some detenues by some officials in the past,'' said a nonplussed Munde. He was accompanied by Inspector General of Police (Prisons) T N Shrungarwel and Director General of Police, Arvind Inamdar.

Munde has now asked Shrungarwel to conduct an inquiry into the renovations and submit a report within afortnight and announced that strict action would be taken against erring officers. He has also ordered the tiles used in the renovation be dismantled as the prisoners should not enjoy any facilities to which they are not entitled.

During his visit, Munde also found a transistor radio, which was handed over to Shrungarwel for an inquiry. He inspected six special and two general wards. Besides, he also dropped in at the Nashik Road police station and ordered that two police constables - Balu Pardeshi and Balu Warghade - be sacked for remaining absent for long periods.

While Pardeshi was absent for more than three months at a stretch, the other constable had been intermittently absent through the year. No disciplinary action had been taken against either by local officials.

On the attack on some constables of the Nashik Road railway police station recently by Republican Party of India workers who freed an accused from the lock-up, Munde said the state government plans to create a separate railway policecommissionerate to tackle offences committed within the jurisdiction of the railways.

Asked about the proposed supply of free electricity to farmers, Munde said a final decision has yet to be taken. Answering another question, he said the law and order situation in Mumbai is satisfactory as there has been no killing for an entire month.