Lahore and Rawalpindi jails have over 25 per cent of prisoners prone to drug addiction, according to a report by the National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR).
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 19 (ANI): The Kochi Police Commissioner on Wednesday confirmed that they are interrogating the main accused, Muhammed Shafi, in the Kerala human sacrifice case where two women were brutally killed in the name of a ritual after being lured for money.
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least four people died and 61 were injured in the fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.
Tehran [Iran], October 16 (ANI): At least eight people were injured in a fire at Tehran's Evin prison on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported amid the ongoing protests over the death of 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini.
Colvale (Goa) [India], October 15 (ANI): Two foreign female prisoners were booked for allegedly assaulting a matron of Colvale Jail in Goa, an official said on Friday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 11 (ANI): Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami while agreeing to set up a revolving fund of the Jail Development Board during the review meeting of the Jail Department at the Secretariat today, directed the concerned officers to expedite the modernisatio
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Regarding the increasing number of deaths of Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails, India on Friday reiterated that Pakistan is duty-bound to ensure the security of all Indians in its custody and said that incidents of deaths of Indian prisoners are alarm
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 5 (ANI): Jail employees in the Attock district of Pakistan's Punjab have been accused of raping and harassing women visiting prisoners, media reports said citing a report by the provincial intelligence centre (PIC).
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], October 5 (ANI): Punjab Police on Wednesday busted a drone-based arms and ammunition smuggling module with the arrest of its two members including a prisoner, who confessed to having links with Pakistan-based smugglers.
Vaishali (Bihar) [India], September 30 (ANI): A convicted prisoner who was undergoing treatment at a hospital was caught with a prostitute at the facility in Hajipur in Bihar's Vaishali district, police said.