Alka Sonkar, Superintendent of Central Jail Indore, said the celebrations were held as per the directions of the state government. "The Chief Minister has instructed us to celebrate all the festivals with the inmates. We are glad that we can celebrate Holi here with them," she said.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that Jail Superintendent Magery and ASP Ashok Bhajantri have been dismissed following an inquiry into reports of inmates receiving "VVIP treatment" at Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara Central Jail.
The Delhi government's counsel told a bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela that all nine officials have been suspended, transferred from Jail No 1, and are now facing proceedings under the Central Civil Services (CCS) rules.
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed the bail plea of Narender Meena, a former deputy jail superintendent, accused in the murder of Ankit Gujjar. Ankit was allegedly beaten to death in Tihar Jail in August 2021 for refusing to pay extortion money demanded by jail officials.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet his Delhi counterpart and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on April 15, informed Tihar jail officials.
All the elevan convcits in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered on late Sunday night at Godhra sub-jail in Gujarat's Panchmahal district,as per the deadline set up by the Supreme Court, officials said.
The clip in question purportedly shows a group of inmates celebrating an inmate's birthday with eatables and singing songs in one of the jail barracks. Jail officials have since also initiated an inquiry and seized the phone used to record the video.
Delhi LG, VK Saxena, authorized the Delhi Police to conduct an investigation into the role of eight prison officials in the case of an organized crime syndicate. run by conman Sukash Chandra Shekhar from Rohini Jail.
According to details, the jail administration said that shifting Imran Khan from jail to court could cause security risk. The Attock Jail officials requested the court to exempt Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman from court appearance on September 25.
The court had ordered the jail officials to allow telephonic conversation between the PTI chief and his sons but the jail officials did not grant permission.
With an increase in the number of mental health concerns among prisoners, Odisha jail officials implemented the prisoner reformation skills program and engaged mental health professionals.