Ghaizpur jail shake-up: Jailor, Dy jailor, and superintendent suspended over inmates making illegal calls
1 week, 5 days ago

Ghaizpur jail shake-up: Jailor, Dy jailor, and superintendent suspended over inmates making illegal calls

Hindustan Times  

PV Ramasastry, director general of the department of prisons administration and reforms, has suspended jailer Rakesh Kumar Verma and deputy jailer Sukhvati Devi of Ghazipur district jail following an inquiry that found their alleged involvement in facilitating a jail inmate to make a mobile call from within the prison. In connection with the same case, the Uttar Pradesh government suspended Ghazipur district jail superintendent Arun Pratap Singh on Tuesday for alleged negligence in duty. Authorities have also transferred at least 10 inmates, including Santosh Kumar Singh, a murder convict, to Varanasi jail. Anonymous letter alleges further irregularities In a related development, an anonymous letter sent to the Uttar Pradesh government alleged several irregularities in Ghazipur district jail.

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Jailer of Jaunpur dist jail booked in DA case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jailer of Jaunpur dist jail booked in DA case

Hindustan Times  

Jailer of Jaunpur district jail Ajay Kumar Rai has been booked under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act as vigilance establishment lodged an FIR against him at its Lucknow sector police station on Thursday, said senior vigilance officials on Sunday. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} A senior vigilance official confirmed that the vigilance inspector Anil Kumar Yadav had lodged an FIR against the …

Extortion case against 18 cops expunged
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Extortion case against 18 cops expunged

Hindustan Times  

A case of extortion that was registered against 18 policemen, including former superintendent of police of Chandauli Amit Kumar-II, at Nandganj police station of Ghazipur on November 27, had been expunged since the allegations levelled against the cops were found to be baseless and false, claimed police officials and added that a report had been submitted to the court of …

Railway Police ‘Fine’ Man Waiting For Train at Patna Station, 5 Cops Suspended When Truth Revealed
7 months ago

Railway Police ‘Fine’ Man Waiting For Train at Patna Station, 5 Cops Suspended When Truth Revealed

News 18  

Five police personnel, including Government Railway Police station officer Pankaj Kumar, have been suspended with immediate effect for allegedly extorting money from a trader at Patna Junction. The policemen who have been suspended include Constable Krishna Kumar Thakur, Sub Inspector Rakesh Kumar, SI Sanjay Kumar, ASI Ram Chandra Ram along with Pankaj Kumar who was then posted as Patna GRP. …

Hoshiarpur jail superintendent suspended for beating up prisoner
1 year, 3 months ago

Hoshiarpur jail superintendent suspended for beating up prisoner

Hindustan Times  

Hoshiarpur central jail superintendent Joginder Pal Singh has been placed under suspension for beating up a prisoner, Harinderpal Singh, alias Hinda, of Mohadipur, who is serving a life term in a murder case. Inmate had filed writ petition in high court, alleging he was beaten up on October 31, first in the open and then in the superintendent’s room after …

Prison staff suspended for supplying phone in Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Prison staff suspended for supplying phone in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The prison department on Thursday suspended the head warden and a warden of Hindalaga jail following the corruption allegations during an internal investigation, officials familiar with the matter said. “Head warden BL Melavanki and warden VT Vaghamore have been suspended from their posts due to alleged involvement in providing prisoners with unauthorized external amenities including facilitating the use of cell …

Indian opposition member Saket Gokhale arrested by Gujarat Police for third time in a month
2 years, 3 months ago

Indian opposition member Saket Gokhale arrested by Gujarat Police for third time in a month

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian opposition member Saket Gokhale …

Conman Sukesh writes to DG Tihar, alleges jail officials accepted bribes
2 years, 3 months ago

Conman Sukesh writes to DG Tihar, alleges jail officials accepted bribes

India Today  

Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has written another letter to the Directorate General of Tihar Jail in Delhi accusing prison officials of bribery. Sukesh, in his letter to DG Prisons, has said that Superintendent Rajkumar and Deputy Superintendent Jai Singh, who have been transferred to prison number 14, have taken Rs 1.25 crore as a bribe from him at the behest …

Sukesh Chandrasekhar writes 3rd letter to LG, levels serious charges against Delhi CM, seeks CBI probe
2 years, 4 months ago

Sukesh Chandrasekhar writes 3rd letter to LG, levels serious charges against Delhi CM, seeks CBI probe

Op India  

As per media reports, jailed conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has written the third letter in a row to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi VK Saxena, alleging that he is receiving severe threats from jailed state government minister Satyendar Jain and Director General Prisons Sandeep Goel. In the letter dated November 4, Sukesh requested that a CBI inquiry should be conducted and …

Inspector, PSI suspended for not taking action against rowdy running extortion racket from prison
2 years, 8 months ago

Inspector, PSI suspended for not taking action against rowdy running extortion racket from prison

The Hindu  

An inspector and his junior attached to Kalasipalya police station were suspended for not taking action against a rowdy who was running an extortion racket from prison. Despite complaints, when no action was taken, the complainant approached DGP prisons, who informed the City Police Commissioner C.H. “PI Kalasipalya Chetan Kumar and PSI Prasanna Kumar are suspended by Commissioner of Police …

32 Tihar officials booked for violation of jail rules in Delhi
3 years, 5 months ago

32 Tihar officials booked for violation of jail rules in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police crime branch on Tuesday filed a case against 32 officers of Tihar jail for allegedly helping jailed Unitech ex-promoters Sanjay and Ajay Chandra violate prison rules and run a “secret underground office in south Delhi” from the jail, officers aware of the matter said. On Tuesday evening, a police spokesperson said that they have sent letters to …

Tihar jail inmate death: Departmental inquiry finds 'negligence' of prison staffers
3 years, 6 months ago

Tihar jail inmate death: Departmental inquiry finds 'negligence' of prison staffers

India Today  

A departmental inquiry into the death of Tihar Jail inmate Ankit Gujjar has found "negligence" on the part of certain prison staffers, officials said on Monday. A senior jail official confirmed the development, saying negligence had been found on the part of the prison staffers in the death of Gujjar. Gujjar was found dead inside his cell in Tihar jail, …

Four Tihar Jail officials suspended after death of inmate Ankit Gujjar, FIR registered
3 years, 7 months ago

Four Tihar Jail officials suspended after death of inmate Ankit Gujjar, FIR registered

India Today  

Four Tihar Jail officials have been suspended by Director General Sandeep Goel after gangster Ankit Gujjar was found dead in his cell on the morning of August 4. On August 4, Ankit Gujjar was found dead along with two other injured cellmates, Gurjeet Singh and his brother Gurpreet, who were taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. "We got a …

Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Lallu sent to 14-day judicial custody
4 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Lallu sent to 14-day judicial custody

Op India  

Ajay Lallu, the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody. Ajay Lallu was arrested in Agra on Wednesday in connection with the protests held by Congress leaders over the movement of migrant workers in the 1000 buses provided by Congress on instructions of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. An FIR against Ajay Lallu and Priyanka …

Ayodhya verdict: 10 held for provocative behaviour in Madhya Pradesh
5 years, 4 months ago

Ayodhya verdict: 10 held for provocative behaviour in Madhya Pradesh

India TV News  

Eight people were arrested in Seoni and two in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh for posting objectionable messages on social media and bursting crackers after Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, police said on Sunday. In Gwalior, Dinesh Singh Chauhan was arrested on Saturday night after his objectionable Whatsapp post was found by a police team monitoring social media chats, said Bahodapur police …

Ayodhya verdict: 1 held, 1 suspended for provocative behaviour
5 years, 4 months ago

Ayodhya verdict: 1 held, 1 suspended for provocative behaviour

India TV News  

A 27-year-old man was arrested in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh for an objectionable post on a WhatsApp group following Saturday's Supreme Court Ayodhya verdict, police said in Gwalior. In another development, a Gwalior Central Jail warden was placed under suspension for bursting crackers after the verdict, though higher authorities had barred any such kind of celebrations, officials said. In the …

UP government transfers 21 jailors after video showing inmates brandishing weapons at Unnao prison goes viral
5 years, 9 months ago

UP government transfers 21 jailors after video showing inmates brandishing weapons at Unnao prison goes viral

India TV News  

In a tough move, the Uttar Pradesh government late Thursday transferred as many as 21 jailors, officials said. According to a statement issued here by Director General Anand Kumar, no jail official from Unnao district jail was mentioned in the transfer list. Some of the jailors who have been transferred are Ravikant Singh from Central Jail Agra to Jhansi District …

Ateeq Ahmed case: Jail authorities questioned in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria
5 years, 9 months ago

Ateeq Ahmed case: Jail authorities questioned in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria

India TV News  

In a bid to unravel the nexus between the gangsters and jail authorities, the CBI has questioned several officials of Uttar Pradesh's Deoria jail over the alleged kidnapping and assaulting of a real estate dealer in its premises. A senior Central Bureau of Investigation official told IANS: "A team of officials today questioned several officials posted at Deoria jail." He …

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat Nov 26 episode: Rajat Sharma on why jail system in India must be overhauled on an urgent basis
6 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat Nov 26 episode: Rajat Sharma on why jail system in India must be overhauled on an urgent basis

India TV News  

On Monday, the Uttar Pradesh police suspended the Rae Bareli jail superintendent, jailor, deputy jailor, head warden and two jail warders after a video went viral showing criminals holding a dinner party inside the jail, and a gangster giving threatening call from a cellphone inside the jail. There have been reports in the past about inmates in Patna's Beur jail …

Jailed Bhim Army chief arrested last year under NSA in Saharanpur violence case released early
6 years, 6 months ago

Jailed Bhim Army chief arrested last year under NSA in Saharanpur violence case released early

Op India  

Bhim Army chief, Chandrashekhar alias Ravan, who was jailed under the NSA charges in connection with the 2017 Saharanpur caste violence case, was released from Saharanpur jail early on Friday, hours after the Uttar Pradesh government ordered his early release. The shadowy leader, Chandrashekhar, the founder of the Bhim Army which was set up around three years ago in Saharanpur …

Yogi Adityanath acts tough to suspend District Magistrates accused of corruption and illegal mining
6 years, 9 months ago

Yogi Adityanath acts tough to suspend District Magistrates accused of corruption and illegal mining

Op India  

District Magistrates appointed to the districts of Gonda and Fatehpur were suspended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, following allegations of illegal mining and financial irregularities against them: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath suspends District Magistrates of Fatehpur and Gonda over complaints of illegal mining and financial irregularities. — ANI UP June 7, 2018 As per a …

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal meets NSA Doval, visits Nabha jail
8 years, 4 months ago

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal meets NSA Doval, visits Nabha jail

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday spoke to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and apprised him of the details of the Nabha jailbreak incident and updated him on the steps being taken to apprehend the culprits. Sukhbir Singh Badal also visited the jail in Nabha for an on-the-spot review of the situation, whereas Punjab Director General …

Three associates of Shahabuddin shifted from Siwan jail to another prison
8 years, 10 months ago

Three associates of Shahabuddin shifted from Siwan jail to another prison

Firstpost  

After Shahabuddin was shifted from Siwan jail to another location in connection with the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, his three associates were given the same treatment Patna: After Mohammad Shahabuddin was shifted from Siwan jail to another location in connection with the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in Bihar, his three associates were given the same treatment on Friday. …

RJD strongman Shahabuddin shifted to Bhagalpur jail
8 years, 10 months ago

RJD strongman Shahabuddin shifted to Bhagalpur jail

India TV News  

Siwan/Patna: Acting on a security audit report of Siwan central jail, the Bihar government has shifted jailed former RJD MP Md Shahabuddin, whose associates are under the police scanner in the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan on May 13, to Bhagalpur jail. District Magistrate, Siwan, Mahendra Kumar said Shahabuddin was shifted to Bhagalpur jail amid tight security arrangement following receipt …

Shahjahanpur scribe death: Five UP policemen suspended; family wants a CBI probe
9 years, 9 months ago

Shahjahanpur scribe death: Five UP policemen suspended; family wants a CBI probe

Firstpost  

The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended five policemen, suspected to be involved in the murder of a scribe in Shahjahanpur district this week, even as the family of the journalist sought CBI probe into the incident. The action against the policemen came a day after Governor Ram Naik took up the matter with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav after a massive …

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