The Plea stated that the number of inmates in Tihar Jail has exceeded the actual capacity of each Barrack and it is on record that there is a huge rise in the total number of inmates in the said Complex.
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Government of NCT Delhi on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for the resolution of the problem of the non-availability of clean drinking water in the Tihar Jail Complex.
On the request of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused of murdering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, the Tihar jail authorities gave him a copy of 'The Great Railway Bazaar', jail sources said on Saturday.
A team of four including two senior scientists and two supporting staff along with the case investigating officers arrived at Central Jail No.4 for a 'post-test interview' with Aaftab at around 11.30 am, and the exercise was on.
Jail Authorities have deployed additional guards outside Aaftab's barrack, after the attack on the Jail Van ferrying Aaftab outside the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Delhi's Rohini.
The Inquiry Committee report on the purported leaked CCTV footage from the Tihar jail of Satyendar Jain made massive claims regarding the "special facilities" given to the jailed Delhi Minister.
Aaftab was brought by Delhi Police from Tihar jail where he is currently lodged, to the Rohini hospital around 9 am for a narco test after a Delhi court gave permission for the analysis.
On November 17, 2022, the trial court dismissed his bail petition. Jain was arrested on May 30, 2022, under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by the Enforcement Directorate and is presently in judicial custody in the case.
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Delhi Twitter handle on Sunday shared two showing Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain alongside the poster of Prison Break.