A detainee named Paramjeet lodged in a jail in the Jind district of Haryana died on Monday. The accused was arrested two days ago on the charges of buffalo theft over which the CIA started interrogating him.
The joint statement reiterated their call for the Commander-in-Chief and the military to change course, immediately ceasing violence against civilians, releasing all unjustly detained political prisoners, allowing full humanitarian access and creating space for inclusive dialogue with all st
The move follows last week's plane crash in Russia's Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of downing a military transport carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war destined for exchange.
In the world's first known execution by nitrogen hypoxia, the US state of Alabama put to death Kenneth Eugene Smith, a prisoner on death row for his role in a contract killing more than three decades ago, The Washington Post reported.
On the eve of the 75th Republic Day, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday granted special remission to various categories of prisoners, including women who are undergoing sentences ranging from 10 years to up to one year at correctional facilities across the national capital.
"There were 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were being moved to the Belgorod Region for an exchange, and three escorts on board," Russia's Defence Ministry said as cited by TASS.
The prisoner was identified as Anil, a resident of Chhatripura, Mhow Naka, Indore and he was imprisoned on the charges of murder of his wife in July last year.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved the draft notification for amendment in Delhi Prison Rules 2018 that will pave the way for pre-mature release of "incapacitated prisoners" undergoing a fixed-term imprisonment in Delhi Jails, said an official release.
Sanghvi said that those inmates who are elderly, who have maintained "good behaviour in jail" in the last 14 years, and those who engaged in "social service" while in prison or duly obeyed all rules in jail, stand a chance of being released.
Ahead of 'pranpratishtha' ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, UP Prison Minister Dharmveer Prajapati raised the idea of inclusivity and making arrangements so that even the prisoners can watch the live telecast of the event.
In the largest prisoner exchange, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, hundreds of prisoners of war were exchanged between Kyiv and Moscow on Wednesday.