30 Tihar Jail inmates selected in placement drive
11 years, 11 months ago

30 Tihar Jail inmates selected in placement drive

India TV News  

New Delhi, Apr 9: At least 30 inmates of the Tihar Jail here were selected by 15 companies in the fourth campus placement drive conducted by jail authorities Tuesday. "All the 30 inmates with good character, who would be released in the next six months, were selected by 15 companies after they fulfilled certain criteria laid down by these companies," said Sunil Gupta, Tihar Jail spokesperson. "A total of 30 companies were to visit Tihar Jail today, but only 15 companies arrived," Gupta said.The inmates were offered jobs such as sales executives, data entry operators and marketing executives.Two convicts Akshay Chauhan, 35, and Sushil Gupta, in his late 30s, were offered a package of Rs.3 lakh and Rs.2.40 lakh per annum respectively by Ariz Media Pvt. Ltd.In 2012, the Tihar Jail set a record when 142 inmates were selected by companies, with three of them being offered a package of Rs.3.60 lakh per annum each.The campus recruitment drive at the Tihar Jail is considered the brainchild of former jail superintendent M.K.

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Up ahead: Tihar Jail relocation, more CCTVs, pink PCRs
1 day, 11 hours ago

Up ahead: Tihar Jail relocation, more CCTVs, pink PCRs

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said the government plans to relocate the Tihar Jail complex in west Delhi to a larger site on the city’s outskirts. Ms. Gupta said that 50,000 new CCTV cameras would be installed to boost public safety, especially for women, in addition to the existing network of 2.8 lakh cameras across Delhi. She said two …

South Asia's Largest Prison To Be Shifted To Delhi Outskirts, Rs 10 Crore Allocated For Survey
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1 day, 19 hours ago

South Asia's Largest Prison To Be Shifted To Delhi Outskirts, Rs 10 Crore Allocated For Survey

ABP News  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has announced a major decision regarding Tihar Jail, South Asia’s largest prison. The Delhi government plans to relocate Tihar Jail to the city’s outskirts, citing security concerns and the need for administrative improvements. Established in 1958, Tihar Central Jail is one of India’s largest prison complexes, covering over 400 acres and housing nine central prisons. …

Tihar jail to move to outskirts: Delhi govt allocates ₹10 crore for survey
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1 day, 20 hours ago

Tihar jail to move to outskirts: Delhi govt allocates ₹10 crore for survey

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced plans to relocate Tihar Jail to the city’s outskirts and allocated ₹10 crore for survey and consultancy services for the same in the budget for 2025-26. Highlighting the focus on infrastructure development in the city, chief minister Rekha Gupta announced that the government has doubled capital expenditure to ₹28,000 crore in its …

Delhi prisons operating at 1/3rd staff strength
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi prisons operating at 1/3rd staff strength

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi prisons department through an internal survey has found that it is operating at only one-third of its required staff strength, senior officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. However, data from the Delhi prisons headquarters has revealed a severe staff crunch and an over-congestion in the Capital’s jails, leading to the department proposing through an administrative reforms …

90% inmates at Tihar's jail no 2, where Kejriwal is imprisoned, are convicted criminals
11 months, 3 weeks ago

90% inmates at Tihar's jail no 2, where Kejriwal is imprisoned, are convicted criminals

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who was sent by the Rouse Avenue Court to judicial custody for 15 days has been lodged at the Tihar’s central jail no 2 where 90 percent of the inmates are convicted criminals. According to top official sources from the prison, there are around 650 inmates in jail no 2, of which nearly …

Delhi: DG (Prisons) Sandeep Goel transferred from Tihar Jail
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: DG (Prisons) Sandeep Goel transferred from Tihar Jail

Op India  

Sandeep Goel, the Director General of Prisons, has been transferred from the Tihar Jail in the national capital, only days after imprisoned conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar alleged that he had paid protection money to Delhi minister Satyendar Jain. In a letter to Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar made the accusation that AAP leader and Delhi cabinet minister Satyendar …

Before Yasin Malik, Tihar’s jail number 7 housed P Chidambaram, DK Shivakumar
2 years, 10 months ago

Before Yasin Malik, Tihar’s jail number 7 housed P Chidambaram, DK Shivakumar

Firstpost  

Kashmir separatist Yasin Malik will be lodged alone inside Tihar’s jail number 7 — meant for economic offenders — away from the 35,000-odd prisoners Security doubled down at Delhi’s Tihar Jail on Wednesday after a Delhi court awarded a life imprisonment sentence to Yasin Malik, the leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front in a case pertaining to terrorism …

Tihar Jail Security : Installation Of Mobile Signal Jammers, Body Scanners In Progress, Delhi Govt Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Tihar Jail Security : Installation Of Mobile Signal Jammers, Body Scanners In Progress, Delhi Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has told the Supreme Court that it has taken measures to increase the security of the Tihar jail, which had come under the Court's scrutiny in the Unitech case following reports that the jail officials had acted in connivance with the accused Chandra brothers.On January 27, a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah had directed …

"All 16 Jails In City Have Assistance Of Law Officers": Delhi Govt Informs High Court
3 years, 4 months ago

"All 16 Jails In City Have Assistance Of Law Officers": Delhi Govt Informs High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that all the 16 jails in the national capital have assistance of law officers. Justice Najmi Waziri was dealing with a contempt plea filed by Advocate Amit Sahni, concerning the wilful disobedience of a division bench order, requiring the Delhi Government to appoint Law Officers in each Jail, within 12 weeks.There …

Delhi: 32 Tihar Jail officials booked for collusion with former Unitech promoters
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: 32 Tihar Jail officials booked for collusion with former Unitech promoters

India Today  

The Delhi Police on Wednesday booked 32 Tihar jail officials as they were prima facie found to be complicit with former Unitech promoters Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra, respectively. The Supreme Court had earlier directed Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana to investigate the alleged nexus between Tihar Jail officials and the Chandra brothers. This came following a status report filed …

Delhi: DG Prisons issues strict instructions for Tihar jail after Rohini court shootout
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi: DG Prisons issues strict instructions for Tihar jail after Rohini court shootout

India Today  

In view of gangster Jitender’s murder inside Delhi’s Rohini court on Saturday, the director-general of Delhi Prisons, Sandeep Goel, issued strict instructions for all the jails of Tihar. The jail authorities were asked to keep sufficient numbers of medical and para-medical staff available inside the prison “to handle any emergent situation.” “Proper precautions should be kept while carrying inmates of …

Supreme Court Pulls Up Tihar Jail Authorities For Conniving With Unitech Case Accused
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Pulls Up Tihar Jail Authorities For Conniving With Unitech Case Accused

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Tihar Jail authorities for acting in connivance with the Chandra brothers in engaging in illegal activities by flouting the jail manual, dissipating proceedings, derailing investigation etc., in the Unitech money laundering case. "In this backdrop, the court specifically recalled the facilities that had been made available to the accused Sanjay Chandra and …

Covid-19: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, Delhi Govt Response On Plea For Interim Release Of Non-Heinous Crimes' Prisoners
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, Delhi Govt Response On Plea For Interim Release Of Non-Heinous Crimes' Prisoners

Live Law  

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of the Delhi High Court has sought response of the Centre, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government, the police and prison authorities on a plea by one Shobha Gupta seeking temporary release on bail or parole, of prisoners involved in non-heinous crimes, from the Central prisons in Delhi …

December 16 gang rape convicts in Tihar Jail on suicide watch
5 years, 2 months ago

December 16 gang rape convicts in Tihar Jail on suicide watch

Hindustan Times  

The most guarded men in India’s largest prison, which houses over 18,000 inmates, are not Mumbai underworld gangster Chhota Rajan, Delhi’s biggest don Neeraj Bawana, or Bihar’s strongman turned politician Mohammad Shahabuddin; they are the four convicts of the December 16 gang rape and murder case, who are due to be hanged on February 1 according to the latest court …

Tihar authorities shift convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape case to jail number 3 where hanging is scheduled to take place on 22 Jan
5 years, 2 months ago

Tihar authorities shift convicts in 2012 Delhi gangrape case to jail number 3 where hanging is scheduled to take place on 22 Jan

Firstpost  

All the four death-row convicts in the 2012 gang rape and murder case were shifted on Thursday to Tihar prison complex’s jail number three where their hanging is set to take place, a jail official said. New Delhi: All the four death-row convicts in the 2012 gang rape and murder case were shifted on Thursday to Tihar prison complex’s jail …

Nirbhaya rape convict Pawan Gupta shifted to Tihar Jail
5 years, 3 months ago

Nirbhaya rape convict Pawan Gupta shifted to Tihar Jail

India Today  

Pawan Gupta, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape case, has been shifted to Tihar Jail from Mandoli jail late on Sunday night. With the fresh development, all convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape case are now in Tihar Jail. What makes the speculation stronger is the fact that sources told PTI that Tihar Jail authorities have approached other prisons …

Tihar Jail currently has 17,400 inmates, including 14,000 undertrials: Officials
5 years, 6 months ago

Tihar Jail currently has 17,400 inmates, including 14,000 undertrials: Officials

India TV News  

Former Union minister P Chidambaram is the latest inmate of the Tihar jail, known to be the largest in Asia with 16 prisons. Currently, it houses 17,400 inmates, including around 14,000 undertrials, officials said. Chidambaram, a former Union home minister who is just 10 days short of his 74th birthday, was on Thursday taken in a blue police bus to …

India's first semi-open jail for women to be inaugurated on June 20
5 years, 9 months ago

India's first semi-open jail for women to be inaugurated on June 20

India TV News  

India's first semi-open jail for women -- located at Delhi's Tihar jail -- will be inaugurated on June 20. On Friday, I directed that five more women inmates be lodged there after I interviewed them and evaluated the recommendations of the Selection Committee," Indian Express quoted Ajay Kashyap, director general of Tihar Jail, as saying. It is located near the …

Is Tihar jail turning into a training cell for criminals?
6 years, 1 month ago

Is Tihar jail turning into a training cell for criminals?

India Today  

Shahid Hussain, 22, was re-arrested early this month for planning to extort real estate developers. "In 2018, he was sent to Tihar Jail where he met criminals Aakash Pundir and Aakash Tyagi and they planned to meet outside, when freed, to commit crime," the officer said. "Training includes knowing tactics to commit crime and loopholes in police investigation to evade …

Criminals turn Tihar jail into den for a life of luxury
6 years, 2 months ago

Criminals turn Tihar jail into den for a life of luxury

India Today  

For some powerful inmates, Delhi's Tihar jail is no deterrent! Exclusive documents and call details accessed by India Today TV show that these inmates get whatever they want and use cell phones to talk freely to their family members and associates from the high-security prison. India Today TV has also accessed a copy of an exclusive report submitted by additional …

Examine Recommendations To Make Tihar Jail Disabled Friendly: Delhi HC To State [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Examine Recommendations To Make Tihar Jail Disabled Friendly: Delhi HC To State [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the authorities to examine deficiencies and make Tihar Jail more accessible for persons with disabilities visiting the jails or being lodged there as inmates.During the hearing, the Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar was informed that a disability audit for Tihar Jail was undertaken by Mr. Nipun …

Examine Recommendations To Make Tihar Jail Disabled Friendly: Delhi HC To State [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Examine Recommendations To Make Tihar Jail Disabled Friendly: Delhi HC To State [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the authorities to examine deficiencies and make Tihar Jail more accessible for persons with disabilities visiting the jails or being lodged there as inmates.During the hearing, the Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar was informed that a disability audit for Tihar Jail was undertaken by Mr. Nipun …

"Several Women In Tihar Jail Are Wrongly Undergoing Trial For Rape And Voyeurism": NLU-D Professors Inform Delhi HC [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

"Several Women In Tihar Jail Are Wrongly Undergoing Trial For Rape And Voyeurism": NLU-D Professors Inform Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court was recently informed that several women prisoners in Tihar Jail are undergoing trial for offences such as rape under Section 376; kidnapping with rape; gang rape; kidnapping with gang rape and voyeurism under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code.The submissions were made by Prof. Mrinal Satish and Dr. Aparna Chandra from National Law University, Delhi, …

"Several Women In Tihar Jail Are Wrongly Undergoing Trial For Rape And Voyeurism": NLU-D Professors Inform Delhi HC [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

"Several Women In Tihar Jail Are Wrongly Undergoing Trial For Rape And Voyeurism": NLU-D Professors Inform Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court was recently informed that several women prisoners in Tihar Jail are undergoing trial for offences such as rape under Section 376; kidnapping with rape; gang rape; kidnapping with gang rape and voyeurism under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code.The submissions were made by Prof. Mrinal Satish and Dr. Aparna Chandra from National Law University, Delhi, …

Tihar jail security beefed up
10 years, 3 months ago

Tihar jail security beefed up

India TV News  

New Delhi: Security of Tihar jail has been beefed up after intelligence inputs were received that the high profile prison may be targeted by terror outfits to free jailed terrorists. “Tihar houses many hardcore terrorists and other high-profile inmates, their security remains our priority. Security has been enhanced and tight vigil is being kept on every movement within and outside …

VIPs spice up jails: Inside the world of celebrity prisoners
10 years, 3 months ago

VIPs spice up jails: Inside the world of celebrity prisoners

Hindustan Times  

They live in 10X15 feet cells, away from their posh houses, bullet-proof beacon vehicles, and shorn of the halo of invincibility. These spiritual gurus, media barons, serving and former chief ministers, and top businesspersons spend their time like thousands of others languishing in our overcrowded jails, barring periodic outings on medical grounds. Greater public scrutiny, an aggressive media, investigations supervised …

Tihar jail to hold language classes for inmates
10 years, 3 months ago

Tihar jail to hold language classes for inmates

India TV News  

Tihar jail to hold language classes for inmates New Delhi: Tihar Jail administration will hold English, Punjabi and Urdu language classes for inmates to impart reading, writing and speaking skills for their personality development and to make them employment ready. "It has been decided New Delhi: Tihar Jail administration will hold English, Punjabi and Urdu language classes for inmates to …

Delhi to get new prison this year, two more to come by 2015
10 years, 7 months ago

Delhi to get new prison this year, two more to come by 2015

India TV News  

New Delhi: In order to decongest the over-crowded Tihar jail, three new jails are being constructed at Mandoli, Narela and Baprola area of the national capital. The Tihar Jail, which is considered one of the largest prisons in the world, at present houses 13,000 prisoners against sanctioned capacity of 6,250 prisoners.“Construction of three new jails has been taken up in …

印度囚犯餐厅开业 服务员全是杀人犯
10 years, 7 months ago

印度囚犯餐厅开业 服务员全是杀人犯

China Daily  

印度新德里日前新开了一家名为“蒂哈尔美食广场”（Tihar Food Court）的餐馆，表面看起来其平淡无奇，但实际上这里的员工很特别，全都是已定罪并且正在服刑的杀人犯。 这家餐馆于7月初开始试营业，店面宽敞，可容纳约50人同时就餐。餐馆中的7名服务员都是监狱中表现良好、即将刑满释放的杀人犯，而经理则是一名警察。 这些特殊的服务员每天可以离开监狱，在餐馆中服务几个小时。他们必须有高中文凭，需要拥有至少12年“完美无瑕”的服刑记录。按照正常情况，这些人在两年内即可刑满释放，因此他们不会试图逃跑。他们每天走路或骑自行车上班，无需警察监管，因为监狱非常信任他们。 已经来过这家餐厅用餐的许多顾客都很享受这里的服务，称赞这里环境卫生，服务员谦和有礼。 Tihar Food Court, a new restaurant in New Delhi, serves its customers a regular fare of north Indian dishes – rice, flatbreads, lentils, samosas, and more. You’d probably get to eat these dishes at many other restaurants in India’s capital, but here’s what’s special about Tihar Food Court – the food is prepared and …

印度囚犯餐厅开业 服务员全是杀人犯
10 years, 7 months ago

印度囚犯餐厅开业 服务员全是杀人犯

China Daily  

印度新德里日前新开了一家名为“蒂哈尔美食广场”（Tihar Food Court）的餐馆，表面看起来其平淡无奇，但实际上这里的员工很特别，全都是已定罪并且正在服刑的杀人犯。 这家餐馆于7月初开始试营业，店面宽敞，可容纳约50人同时就餐。餐馆中的7名服务员都是监狱中表现良好、即将刑满释放的杀人犯，而经理则是一名警察。 这些特殊的服务员每天可以离开监狱，在餐馆中服务几个小时。他们必须有高中文凭，需要拥有至少12年“完美无瑕”的服刑记录。按照正常情况，这些人在两年内即可刑满释放，因此他们不会试图逃跑。他们每天走路或骑自行车上班，无需警察监管，因为监狱非常信任他们。 已经来过这家餐厅用餐的许多顾客都很享受这里的服务，称赞这里环境卫生，服务员谦和有礼。 Tihar Food Court, a new restaurant in New Delhi, serves its customers a regular fare of north Indian dishes – rice, flatbreads, lentils, samosas, and more. You’d probably get to eat these dishes at many other restaurants in India’s capital, but here’s what’s special about Tihar Food Court – the food is prepared and …

印度囚犯餐厅开业 服务员全是杀人犯
10 years, 7 months ago

印度囚犯餐厅开业 服务员全是杀人犯

China Daily  

印度新德里日前新开了一家名为“蒂哈尔美食广场”（Tihar Food Court）的餐馆，表面看起来其平淡无奇，但实际上这里的员工很特别，全都是已定罪并且正在服刑的杀人犯。 这家餐馆于7月初开始试营业，店面宽敞，可容纳约50人同时就餐。餐馆中的7名服务员都是监狱中表现良好、即将刑满释放的杀人犯，而经理则是一名警察。 这些特殊的服务员每天可以离开监狱，在餐馆中服务几个小时。他们必须有高中文凭，需要拥有至少12年“完美无瑕”的服刑记录。按照正常情况，这些人在两年内即可刑满释放，因此他们不会试图逃跑。他们每天走路或骑自行车上班，无需警察监管，因为监狱非常信任他们。 已经来过这家餐厅用餐的许多顾客都很享受这里的服务，称赞这里环境卫生，服务员谦和有礼。 Tihar Food Court, a new restaurant in New Delhi, serves its customers a regular fare of north Indian dishes – rice, flatbreads, lentils, samosas, and more. You’d probably get to eat these dishes at many other restaurants in India’s capital, but here’s what’s special about Tihar Food Court – the food is prepared and …

Tihar Jail inmates win over Delhi with kesar lassi and dahi bhalla
10 years, 8 months ago

Tihar Jail inmates win over Delhi with kesar lassi and dahi bhalla

Firstpost  

Impeccably dressed in red and white striped uniforms, the courteous staff at the Tihar Food Court flash a smile as you enter. Started June 14, the eatery located on Jail Road, which also houses a flourishing furniture market in west Delhi, hopes to become a people-friendly joint that serves quality food at reasonable prices. “It feels heartening to meet people …

Top politicians and corporate honchos rub shoulders in Tihar
13 years, 11 months ago

Top politicians and corporate honchos rub shoulders in Tihar

The Hindu  

The high-profile, mighty and powerful — all are lodged in Delhi's Tihar jail, one of the largest prison complexes in the world. In the spectrum scam alone, the jail is home to the former Communications Minister, A. Raja; his close aide R.K. Chandolia; the then Telecom Secretary, Siddharth Behura; DB Realty chief Shahid Balwa and his partner Vinod Goenka; Unitech …

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