After Supreme Court's order, 1,768 prisoners including undertrials and convicts who were on parole since COViD pandemic, have surrendered at various jails in the national capital so far, said Delhi Prisons.
A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar issued this direction while dealing with the matter relating to the contagion of Covid 19 Virus in Prisons.
In Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur Jail, convicted and undertrial prisoners who have been cut off from the mainstream of society due to crime are acquiring digital knowledge which will help them become self-reliant.
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has launched a campaign 'Release UTRC@75' from July 16, for identifying eligible prisoners and recommending the release of fit cases to the Under Trial Review Committ
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): A Delhi court issued notice to the Mandoli jail superintendent on the plea moved by an undertrial prisoner Gyaneshware alias Jojo alias Ravi seeking security in the jail.
Lahore [Pakistan] December 7 (ANI): At least 12 undertrial prisoners escaped from police custody following clashes between two groups while being produced before a local court in Lahore on Monday, reported Dawn.
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday transferred probe into undertrial prisoner Ankit Gujjar's death case in Tihar jail to CBI and directed the investigation agency to file a status report after carrying out an investigation.
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved an order on a petition relating to the alleged murder recently of undertrial prisoner Ankit Gujjar in Tihar Jail.
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): An undertrial prisoner, accused in a gang-rape case, died allegedly by suicide at the Agra district jail on Monday evening.
Narowal [Pakistan], June 15 (ANI): Two undertrial prisoners suffered life-threatening injuries following torture by the police in the court premises in Pakistan's Narowal city.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Undertrial prisoners incarcerated in the Camp Jail Lahore have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to ensure the provision of the "very few rights guaranteed to prisoners under the outdated British prison manual".
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 28 (ANI): An undertrial prisoner, booked in multiple cases, allegedly jumped to death from the eighth floor of Sassoon General Hospital in Pune on Tuesday where she was admitted after testing positive for Covid-19.