Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that he has convened a meeting of senior officials to review the situation after a purported video surfaced showing inmates of Bengaluru's Parappanna Agrahara Central Jail receiving "VVIP treatment."
"We have appointed B Dayananda as the head (of Prisons). He was on leave yesterday, but I have spoken to him. I have told him that this is happening repeatedly; whoever is responsible for this, immediate action needs to be taken against them, and a report should be submitted. "But I will
An inmate at Central Prison in Kannur, Kerala, threatened his wife over the phone on Sunday. In response to the threat, she provided a recording of the call. Following this incident, the jail superintendent filed a formal complaint with the Kannur Town police.
The case stems from a petition filed by businessman Mohit Kumar Goyal, highlighting corruption and illegal activities within Tihar Jail, and by businessman Mohit Kumar Goyal, who was earlier arrested in a cheating case and later released on bail. Goyal alleged that an organised extortion
"In our effort to build a healthier Punjab, the Government is launching a pilot project to set up Aam Aadmi Clinics inside central jails, ensuring comprehensive healthcare and mental well-being for inmates," Singh posted on X.
After the former Uttar Pradesh minister and SP leader Gayatri Prajapati was attacked in jail, Samajwadi Party MP Babu Singh Khushwaha urged for an investigation.
Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Gayatri Prajapati was hospitalised on Tuesday after he was injured following an altercation with an inmate in the Lucknow Prison, authorities said.
A prison officer was seriously injured after being attacked by an inmate at Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail, as per the Arthur Road Jail Authority. The incident occurred when Officer Rakesh Chavan attempted to break up a fight between inmates.
As per Additional Director General of Police (Jail), Rupendra Singh, the findings of the preliminary investigation into the matter revealed that the prisoners removed the bars from the bathroom window of their barracks, climbed down the main wall using a pipe, and then jumped outside of the
Of these inmates, two are Nigerians, one is Brazilian, and one is Bangladeshi. These four foreign nationals are in the age group between 29 and 40 years, officials, privy to the development, told ANI, adding, "all four foreign nationals were held in Bihar."
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has nabbed 75 inmates so far who were attempting to cross into India from Nepal from various checkpoints, as said by officials.