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Prisoner accuses Tihar jail authorities of imprinting Om on his back
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Apr 19 (ANI): In an unprecedented incident, a prisoner on Friday alleged that 'Om' symbol has been engraved on his back while he was in judicial custody and lodged in the Tihar Jail.
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SC agrees to hear PIL backing prisoners' right to vote
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, April 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court (SC) has agreed to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging a provision of the Representation of People Act, which deprives prisoners their right to vote.
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Bihar: Woman prisoner alleges sexual harassment by jail superintendent
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): A woman prisoner at Muzaffarpur's Shaheed Khudiram Bose Central Jail has alleged Jail Superintendent Rajiv Kumar Singh, a woman police personnel and a few prisoners of sexually harassing her and her daughter.
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Prisoner charged for carrying out USD 5,500 wire fraud from inside cell
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Georgia [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): An inmate in Georgia's Jimmy Autry State Prison has been charged with allegedly carrying out phone scam from inside of cell using a contraband mobile phone and impersonating a deputy US marshal to demand the victim a USD 5,500 fine for missing jury duty.
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7,000 Tihar inmates given counselling by mental health experts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): In a bid to check on mental and behavioural disorders among inmates lodged in the Tihar Prison Complex, the Delhi Prison Administration has provided counselling to as many as 7,000 inmates.
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Pakistan releases 100 Indian prisoners
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday released 100 Indian prisoners out of 360 upon the completion of their sentences.
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Pakistan to release 360 Indian prisoners in April
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 5 (ANI): Pakistan on Friday announced that it will be releasing 360 Indian prisoners upon completion of their sentences, starting Monday (April 8).
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Scuffle breaks out between prisoners, security officials in Srinagar jail
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 5 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between a group of prisoners and security officials at the central jail here on Thursday.
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India sends note verbale to Pak, seeks repatriation of 10 prisoners, consu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): India on Tuesday sent a note verbale to Pakistan, urging it to make necessary arrangements for an immediate release and repatriation of 10 Indian prisoners who had completed the prison sentence in Pakistani jails.
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India expresses concern over pending release, repatriation of prisoners in
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): India has raised concerns over the long-pending release and repatriation of its prisoners who have been held under Pakistan custody despite completion of their sentence and confirmation of their nationalities.
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India hands over body of Pakistani prisoner
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 2 (ANI): India on Saturday handed over the body of the prison inmate who died in a jail in Jaipur, to Pakistan.
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Captain Amarinder seeks release of 1971 war prisoners from Pakistan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Gurdaspur (Punjab) [India], March 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Pakistan to admit to, and release the Prisoners of War (POWs) still in its captivity from the 1971 war.
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