Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 23 (ANI): As many as 288 people, including foreign nationals were lodged in temporary jails across the state, who were caught flouting the coronavirus lockdown rules, informed UP Prison Department.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): Six prisoners at Indore Central Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, said Lakshman Singh Bhadauria, Deputy Superintendent, Central Jail.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 22 (ANI): Hitting out at the state government for shifting 54 people, arrested for the violence at Padarayanapura, to Ramanagaram district jail, former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday expressed fear of coronavirus spread. He urged the concerned a
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Around 50 Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) suffering from various illnesses are expected to be released on interim bail in a few days to contain the over-crowding in jails in the national capital in view of the coronavirus pandemic, said a press release issued
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) [India], April 20 (ANI): Ten Indonesian nationals, who were caught hiding in a mosque here on return from Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat congregation last month, have been sent to jail after they completed the mandatory 14 days of quarantine, the police said on Sunday.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has said the lockdown at Aurangabad jail would be implemented in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, here on Sunday.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], April 19 (ANI): A warden of Gurugram's Bhondsi Jail was found COVID-19 positive after he reported to work following a leave, during which he had travelled to his home in Bhiwani.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 16 (ANI): To keep a check on COVID-19, Punjab Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday announced that Barnala and Patti Jails will be made quarantine centres "with immediate effect".
Buxar (Bihar) [India], April 16 (ANI): Eleven foreign nationals linked to Tablighi Jamaat were sent to jail and a case has been registered against them for violating visa rules in Buxar, Bihar, according to Superintendent of Police, Upendra Nath Verma.
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 11 (ANI): One person out of four men who were transferred to Jabalpur Central Jail from Indore has tested positive for COVID-19, Jabalpur District Collector said on Saturday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 11 (ANI): Jharkhand DGP MV Rao on Saturday said that 28 foreigners were booked for misusing visas and will be sent to jail as soon as they will come out of quarantine.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 10 (ANI): Choosing not to stay behind while the entire country continues to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, the inmates of jails in Uttar Pradesh have stepped up and started stitching Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) which are being handed ove