28 Tihar officials suspended, 2 sacked, for helping ex-Unitech bosses
3 years, 2 months ago

28 Tihar officials suspended, 2 sacked, for helping ex-Unitech bosses

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-eight Tihar jail officers were suspended, and services of two contractual employees were terminated by the director general of prisons on Wednesday evening for their alleged role in helping jailed Unitech ex-promoters Sanjay and Ajay Chandra violate prison rules and run a “secret underground office in south Delhi” from inside the jail, officers aware of the matter said on Wednesday. On August 26, the Supreme Court directed the Delhi Police commissioner to investigate the role of Tihar jail officials it was told that ex-Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra violated prison rules. These 32 officers were named in an inquiry report submitted to the Supreme Court by Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana. On August 26, the apex court directed the Delhi Police chief to “personally look” into the role of prison officials after the Enforcement Directorate informed the court that Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra violated prison rules and ran a “secret underground office” in south Delhi from inside Tihar jail with the help of jail officers.

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Delhi: After murder of two gangsters, 80 prison officers transferred
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi: After murder of two gangsters, 80 prison officers transferred

India TV News  

Delhi prison officials transfer: In a major reshuffle in the prisons, as many as 80 officers have been transferred. The move comes after the Delhi High Court raised questions on the security arrangements inside the Tihar jail where dreaded gangster Tillu Tajpuria was killed in a knife attack by a rival gang in the presence of security staff and CCTV …

Prisoners likely to be reshuffled across jail wards: Tihar officials in Delhi
1 year, 7 months ago

Prisoners likely to be reshuffled across jail wards: Tihar officials in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

A day after gangster Tillu Tajpuria was murdered in a high-security ward at Delhi’s Tihar Jail, prison officials said that they were checking dossiers of criminals in order to classify them on the basis of their affiliation to different gangs, and lodge separately to prevent violence, senior officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. Read here: Attack on gangster …

Actresses Nikki Tamboli, Sofia Singh Taken to Tihar Jail to Recreate Meetings with Sukesh Chandrashekhar
2 years, 2 months ago

Actresses Nikki Tamboli, Sofia Singh Taken to Tihar Jail to Recreate Meetings with Sukesh Chandrashekhar

News 18  

A Delhi Police team took two actresses inside the Tihar jail to “recreate” their alleged meeting with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar as part of a probe into a Rs 200-crore extortion case, officials said on Monday. The police said ever since Chandrashekar has been jailed, the prison had become a hub of illegal activities which he carried out with the help …

Top Gangsters Executing Agenda of Khalistani Groups from Tihar Jail with Help of Staffers - News18
2 years, 6 months ago

Top Gangsters Executing Agenda of Khalistani Groups from Tihar Jail with Help of Staffers - News18

News 18  

Notorious gangsters locked up in Delhi’s Tihar Jail are being used by Khalistani groups to further their cause, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18 on Wednesday. Almost 17-18 top gangsters are lodged in Tihar Jail who are still able to carry out their business with relative ease, said the sources. These gangsters, the sources say, are used by Canada-based Khalistani groups …

Tihar Jail Security : Installation Of Mobile Signal Jammers, Body Scanners In Progress, Delhi Govt Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 7 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 …

Delhi Prison Staff Held, Suspended, Transferred Over Sukesh's Jailhouse Rock; New Set of Eyes on Conman
3 years ago

Delhi Prison Staff Held, Suspended, Transferred Over Sukesh's Jailhouse Rock; New Set of Eyes on Conman

News 18  

Around eight to nine jail officials have been arrested since conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s alleged extortion racket being run from within Tihar Jail came to light, sources told News18. Sources in the ED had told News18 last week that Chandrasekhar ran the extortion racket out of a “plush office” in Tihar Jail and sometimes used the “office” of jailed Unitech Group …

SC says Tihar jail has become 'den for criminals', directs MHA to file report in 3 weeks
3 years, 1 month ago

SC says Tihar jail has become 'den for criminals', directs MHA to file report in 3 weeks

India Today  

The Supreme Court Wednesday said it is a "sorry state of affairs" in Tihar Jail which has become a den of criminals and murders are happening there, while directing the Home Ministry to take immediate steps on prison reforms and enhance management. The concerned secretary in MHA should file an action plan and a report on steps taken so far …

32 Tihar Jail officials found complicit with Unitech’s jailed ex-promoters: Delhi Police
3 years, 2 months ago

32 Tihar Jail officials found complicit with Unitech’s jailed ex-promoters: Delhi Police

India TV News  

On Tuesday, the Delhi Police Crime Branch registered a case after 32 officials of Tihar Jail number 7 were found to be complicit with Unitech’s imprisoned ex-promoters Ajay Chandra and Sanjay Chandra, officials said. The Supreme Court had on October 6 directed suspension of Tihar jail officials, registration of case against them and full-fledged probe into their collusion with Sanjay …

Delhi: 32 Tihar Jail officials booked for collusion with former Unitech promoters
3 years, 2 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 …

32 Tihar officials booked for violation of jail rules in Delhi
3 years, 2 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 …

Supreme Court directs full-fledged probe into collusion of Tihar jail officials with ex-Unitech promoters
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court directs full-fledged probe into collusion of Tihar jail officials with ex-Unitech promoters

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed a full-fledged probe into the collusion of Tihar Jail officials with Unitech's imprisoned ex-promoters Sanjay and Ajay Chandra, based on Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana's report filed in a sealed cover. It also directed suspension of Tihar Jail officials, pending proceedings against whom cases will be lodged as per the report, following ED's disclosure …

Supreme Court Directs Suspension Of Tihar Jail Officials Found To Have Connived With Unitech Case Accused
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Directs Suspension Of Tihar Jail Officials Found To Have Connived With Unitech Case Accused

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the suspension of Tihar Jail officials who are found to have extended undue help and assistance to ex-Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra & Ajay Chandra while they were in jail. Earlier, the Court had directed shifting of Chandra brothers from Tihar & ordered probe by Delhi police.The Court had earlier directed the shifting of Chandra …

Police probe possible collusion of Tihar jail officials, ex-Unitech promoters
3 years, 3 months ago

Police probe possible collusion of Tihar jail officials, ex-Unitech promoters

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police commissioner’s office has written to the city prison department seeking details of all officers posted inside Tihar jail number 7 as it began a probe to identify how former Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra, in alleged connivance with jail officials, operated a “secret undergound office” in south Delhi while staying in jail. Brothers Ajay and …

Former Unitech bosses had several run-ins with law during their stay in Tihar
3 years, 3 months ago

Former Unitech bosses had several run-ins with law during their stay in Tihar

Hindustan Times  

Former Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra --- who were ordered to be shifted separately to Arthur Road jail and Taloja central jail in Maharashtra -- have had a controversial stint inside Delhi’s Tihar jail, the country’s largest prison. The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Chandra brothers to be immediately shifted out from Delhi’s Tihar Jail after the …

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