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2,061 inmates, 421 jail staff test COVID-19 positive in Maharashtra prison
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 24 (ANI): As many as 2,061 inmates and 421 jail staff have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra prisons so far, according to the state Prison Department on Wednesday.
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Four inmates, 3 policemen killed during attempted jailbreak in Egypt
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], September 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Four death row inmates were gunned down near Cairo amid a prison break attempt, while three police officers died in a bid to prevent them, the Youm7 newspaper reported, citing security sources.
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Vietnam jails 20 on terrorism charges over police station blast
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], September 23 (ANI/Sputnik): A court in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday sentenced 20 people to various prison terms on terrorism-related charges for their involvement in a police station bombing in 2018, media reported.
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Over 10,000 appeals pending in Delhi HC, but CBI preferring 2G appeal only
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Opposing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) application for early hearing in the 2G appeal against acquittal, Advocate Vijay Aggarwal representing businessman Shahid Balwa on Tuesday argued that more than 10,00
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Business tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping's COVID-19 response jailed for 1
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 22 (ANI): A real-estate tycoon who rebuked Chinese President Xi Jinping for the country's response to Covid-19 pandemic has been sent to jail for 18 years on graft charges.
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J-K HC Chief Justice inaugurates new facilities at Srinagar's Central Jail
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 22 (ANI): Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal on Monday inaugurated the new facilities at Srinagar's Central Jail.
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As of Dec 2019, 4.78 lakh prisoners in 1,350 jails across country: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): About 4,78,600 prisoners were locked up in close to 1,350 prisons across the country as of December 2019 as opposed to the maximum capacity of 4,03,739, according to the Union Home Ministry on Monday.
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Upcoming polls in Bihar can be termed vikas versus jail: Sambit Patra
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sambit Patra on Friday said that the upcoming Bihar State Assembly elections could be termed as "vikas versus jail".
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Social activist Amjad ullah Khan urges Centre for early repatriation of 45
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 15 (ANI): Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT) spokesperson Amjad Ullah Khan on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the earlier repatriation of 450 Indians stranded in Sumeshi Jail of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
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Major terror attack averted with busting of pro-Khalistan module linked to
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 15 (ANI): Punjab Police said it has averted a major terror attack by busting a pro-Khalistan terror module and arrest of two accused with links to the banned terror outfit Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) operative who is currently lodged in Amritsar jail
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Gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh complains of chest pain, admitted to
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 13 (ANI): Swapna Suresh, the second accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, has been admitted for the second time in Thrissur Medical College after she complained of chest pain, Viyyur Jail Authority said.
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Andhra Pradesh: Man comes out of jail on bail, murdered
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 10 (ANI): A man was murdered within hours after he came out of jail on bail in Markapuram town of Prakasam district yesterday evening.
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