New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, an inmate of Delhi's Tihar jail swallowed a mobile phone to hide it from authorities. It was later removed by endoscopy.
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): As many as 66 jail inmates and 48 staff of three different prisons in the national capital have tested positive for COVID-19, said officials on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): As many as 21 inmates and 28 members of jail staff have tested positive for COVID-19 in national capital prisons, informed Director General (prisons) Sandeep Goel on Friday.
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): An under trial prisoner at Tihar jail swallowed a cell phone when the jail staff was approaching for search on suspicion, DG (Prison)Sandeep Goel told ANI on Friday.
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): In a bizarre incident reported in New Delhi's Tihar Jail, five inmates belonging to the same ward injured themselves, said jail officials.
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): Two inmates and six staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in different jails of Tihar, said prison officials on Monday.
Delhi [India], December 25 (ANI): Five under-trial prisoners died in different jails under Delhi's Tihar jail in the past eight days, as per jail sources.
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested former Unitech Group promoters Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra in a money laundering case.
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigators on Friday confronted Pinky Irani and conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar in Tihar Jail in connection with Rs 200 crore extortion case, sources said.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is facing several cases of cheating, extortion, and money laundering, has moved an application before the Patiala House Court stating that he is being mentally "troubled" and "pressurized" in Tihar Jail.
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Tihar Jail officials on Thursday informed that three mobile phone jammers have been installed in the jail premises.
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that there was an urgent need for prison reforms and enhanced prison management while observing that it is a "sorry state of affairs in Tihar Jail" which has become a "den of criminals.