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Uttar Pradesh: Jailed MLA Abbas Ansari's wife arrested for illegally meeti
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The meeting of Abbas Ansari and his wife Nisbat ansari came to the fore in the deputy jailer's office in Chitrakoot jail. Mobile and food items were also recovered from Abbas's wife.
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Chandigarh Police identify accused in sector 52/53 clash, release posters
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On 8th February, protesters belonging to the Quami Insaaf Morcha clashed with Chandigarh Police after the police stopped them from entering the city. The Morcha is demanding the release of Sikh prisoners who were convicted of various crimes during the period of militancy in Punjab.
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Plea challenges sections relating to solitary confinement of prisoners; De
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Government on a plea seeking direction to declare sections related to the separate and solitary confinement of prison inmates as ultra vires being in violation of their rights under several articles of the Constitution of India.
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SC issues various directions to facilitate premature release of prisoners
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday issued several directions to ease the process of pre-mature release of prisoners serving life sentences in Uttar Pradesh, including a direction to the state to strictly comply with the laws already in force related to it and follow a timeline of three months for t
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Former pop star Gary Glitter reportedly out of prison after 8 years
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Former pop artist Gary Glitter has been reportedly released from a UK prison after serving half of his term for sexual abuse.
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'Phone-free Tihar' target for 2023, says DG Prisons
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Tihar DG Sanjay Beniwal said that the staff will be more vigilant and proactive, from now onwards, to stop the use of mobile phones.
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Filmaker Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike for being held captive even af
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Noted filmmaker Jafar Panahi has gone on a hunger strike for being held in Tehran's Evin prison, even though Iran's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction leading to the director's detention, reported Variety.
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Mobile phones, knives, drugs recovered from inmates after surprise raids i
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Mobile phones and knives were recovered from inside Delhi's Tihar Jail number 3 in a search operation as informed by the jail officials.
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Supreme Court issues guidelines to avoid delay in releasing prisoners on b
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court has issued various guidelines to avoid delay on the issue of releasing prisoners who continue to be in jail despite having been granted the benefit of bail due to various reasons.
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J&K Govt orders premature retirement of three prison officials
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The action was undertaken by the government as an attempt to make the administration more efficient and transparent. According to a government release, the three officials were involved in corruption and criminal activities.
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Canadian MP urges Trudeau's cabinet to make room for Uyghur refugees
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Human rights groups estimate more than one million Uyghurs are currently kept in prison-like indoctrination camps, which Beijing calls "re-education camps." Most of the Uyghurs and other Turkic communities have fled to Muslim-majority countries like Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia s
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Delhi Court directs Tihar jail authorities to provide phone calling facili
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Karkardooma Court on Monday directed the Tihar jail authorities to provide a phone calling facility thrice a week for 5 minutes to 7 to accused including Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid after considering their conduct report and other facts.
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