Jain's massage footage to Sisodia's security row: Who exactly controls Tihar jail?
India TodayLast year, CCTV footage was leaked from Delhi’s Tihar prison complex showing AAP leader and Delhi jail minister getting “foot massages, sumptuous meals and holding a darbar.” The BJP said Jain was getting VIP treatment and the AAP government in Delhi, under whose jurisdiction the Department of Prisons comes, was guilty of abuse of power. Now, the AAP has said the BJP-led central government wants Sisodia murdered in Tihar jail to avenge its electoral defeats at the hands of Delhi’s ruling party. READ | What led to Manish Sisodia’s arrest in Delhi liquor policy case The BJP called these charges absurd, saying the Tihar prison complex comes under the AAP government in Delhi. The issue is, the Delhi government does look after activities such as reformation, rehabilitation, health care and vocational training and has a jail minister for Delhi but it doesn’t control Tihar, particularly its security aspects.