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Convict hangs self at Delhi's Tihar Jail
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The 26-year-old convict was lodged in jail number 8-9 and allegedly took his life by hanging om the the common toilet area of the enclosure for inmates, officials said. The suicide incident comes even as an investigation is underway into the death of jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya.
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Maharashtra's Nashik jail use drones to prevent fights among inmates
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Two objectives are sought to be fulfilled by using drones- first to keep an eye on inmates in the jails and the other to protect jail properties from theft, officials said.
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Tihar Jail SP, who accepted Satyendar Jain's request, transferred
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Days after he allegedly bypassed authorities and moved two inmates to the cell of jailed AAP leader Satyendar Jain, the jail administration has transferred the superintendent of Tihar jail no. 7, Rajesh Chaudhary.
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Himachal CM launches 'Himcare' scheme for jail inmates
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Monday launched the 'Himcare scheme' for jail inmates.
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Tihar Jail SP gets notice after 2 inmates shifted to Satyendar Jain's cell
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The jail administration has issued a show-cause notice to the superintendent of Tihar jail no. 7 for shifting two men to the cell of former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party's jailed leader Satyendar Jain on the latter's request.
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Tillu Tajpuriya murder: Delhi police arrest 2 more inmates of Tihar Jail
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
With this, the police have so far arrested six accused in gangster Tillu Tajpuria's murder in Tihar jail.
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Delhi HC directs for surprise checks at Tihar Jail; seeks report on food s
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the committee to check what food is being provided to inmates in a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner and file a detailed report.
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Death in Tihar Jail: NHRC issues notices to Delhi Chief Secretary, Directo
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notices to the Delhi Chief Secretary and the Director General of Prisons over the alleged killing of an under-trial prisoner by other inmates in Tihar jail.
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NHRC issues notice to Delhi Govt over stopping food to shelter home in Niz
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognizance of a media report on the plight of inmates of a Delhi Government Shelter Home in the Nizamuddin area.
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NHRC issues notice to Centre, States, UTs over reported deaths of inmates
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The notices have also been issued to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Uttarakhand calling for a detailed report in the instant case of the death of an inmate at the Dehradun Rehab Centre.
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One prisoner dies, three injured after a scuffle breaks in Tihar Jail
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"An under-trial prisoner died and 3 inmates were injured during a scuffle that broke out in Tihar jail between prisoners," the police official said.
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Around 6,900 inmates become literate in last one year, 57 take post gradua
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The prisoners are being made literate under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (education for all) campaign of the Indian government. There are about 6900 inmates who became literates in the last one year.
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