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 the jail,” a jail-based source said. Ex Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala and Sahara chief Subrata Roy are amongst other high-profile personalities currently lodged in the high-security prison.

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Up ahead: Tihar Jail relocation, more CCTVs, pink PCRs
6 days, 16 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 week 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. …

Delhi's overcrowded Tihar Jail to be relocated, Rs 10 crore set aside for survey
1 week ago

Delhi's overcrowded Tihar Jail to be relocated, Rs 10 crore set aside for survey

India Today  

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced plans to shift Tihar Jail to the city's outskirts while setting aside Rs 10 crore in the 2025-26 budget for survey and consultancy services related to the shifting of the jail. Established in 1958, Tihar Jail is one of India’s largest prison complexes comprising nine prisons spread over more than 400 acres – …

Bishnoi threat: Security of Aftab Poonawala strengthened in Tihar jail
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bishnoi threat: Security of Aftab Poonawala strengthened in Tihar jail

Hindustan Times  

The security of murder accused Aftab Poonawala was strengthened in Tihar jail after security agencies revealed a death threat to him from persons linked to gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, police officers aware of the matter said on Friday. A senior police officer, not wanting to be named, said gangsters associated with the murder of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddiqui in …

After schools and hospitals, Delhi's Tihar Jail gets bomb threat email
10 months, 2 weeks ago

After schools and hospitals, Delhi's Tihar Jail gets bomb threat email

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's Tihar Jail on Tuesday received a bomb threat e-mail after similar threats were sent to Indira Gandhi International Airport, over 20 hospitals, and more than 100 schools across the national capital region during this month. Tihar jail complex After schools, 4 Delhi hospitals get bomb threat emails; police say probe on The jail administration informed the Delhi police about …

Delhi, Punjab Police and Tihar authorities to discuss security plan for Bhagwant Mann-Kejriwal meet on Apr 12
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi, Punjab Police and Tihar authorities to discuss security plan for Bhagwant Mann-Kejriwal meet on Apr 12

India TV News  

The officials of Tihar jail, Delhi Police, and Punjab Police will hold a meeting in the national capital on Friday in order to discuss the security arrangement for Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's meeting with the Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal lodged in the prison. Mann has sought time from the Tihar administration to meet the Delhi chief minister …

Tihar reviews Delhi chief minister Kejriwal’s security protocol
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Tihar reviews Delhi chief minister Kejriwal’s security protocol

Hindustan Times  

In a review of security arrangements for Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail, the prison headquarters, that administers jails in Delhi, on Wednesday ordered that the jail staff who are directly guarding Kejriwal will be deployed on a rotational basis, people aware of the matter said. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is brought to Tihar Jail in New …

Delhi prisons operating at 1/3rd staff strength
11 months, 4 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 …

Prisoners likely to be reshuffled across jail wards: Tihar officials in Delhi
1 year, 10 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 …

12 prisoners, 7 officers hurt during clashes at Delhi’s Tihar jail
2 years, 9 months ago

12 prisoners, 7 officers hurt during clashes at Delhi’s Tihar jail

Hindustan Times  

Prisoners in Tihar jail clashed with the guards on Wednesday afternoon, injuring several of them during a search conducted by prison officers, officials aware of the incident said on Thursday. As part of the measures to stop prisoners from engaging in criminal activities or warring with other gangs, the prison department transferred at least 30 identified gangsters lodged in the …

Top Gangsters Executing Agenda of Khalistani Groups from Tihar Jail with Help of Staffers - News18
2 years, 10 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, 11 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 …

Tihar Jail Security: Supreme Court Calls For Joint Meeting Between Centre & Delhi Govts To Avoid 'Passing The Buck'
3 years, 2 months ago

Tihar Jail Security: Supreme Court Calls For Joint Meeting Between Centre & Delhi Govts To Avoid 'Passing The Buck'

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the "passing the buck" between the Central Government and the Delhi Government with respect to the security of the Tihar jail should be dealt with by "effective coordination and expeditious decision-making" by the authorities. Therefore, the Court directed that within a period of one week, a meeting shall be held between an officer …

Delhi's Tihar jail to soon have full-body X-ray scanners
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi's Tihar jail to soon have full-body X-ray scanners

India TV News  

Highlights The scanners will prevent infiltration of illegal articles and gadgets inside the prison premises Over three dozen officials at the prison have been booked for extending benefits to prisoners Over 7,000 CCTV cameras have also been installed to keep a close watch on the prisoners The high-security prison in the national capital -- Tihar Jail -- will soon have …

"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 …

32 Tihar Jail officials found complicit with Unitech’s jailed ex-promoters: Delhi Police
3 years, 5 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: 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 …

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 …

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 …

Delhi HC Constitutes High Level Committee To Suggest Measures For Enhancing Security In Prisons [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Delhi HC Constitutes High Level Committee To Suggest Measures For Enhancing Security In Prisons [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, directed the creation of a High Level Committee to suggest measures for enhancing security of jail complexes.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice I.S. The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, directed the creation of a High Level Committee to suggest measures for enhancing security of jail complexes. The Court directed this Committee to …

Delhi HC Constitutes High Level Committee To Suggest Measures For Enhancing Security In Prisons [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Delhi HC Constitutes High Level Committee To Suggest Measures For Enhancing Security In Prisons [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, directed the creation of a High Level Committee to suggest measures for enhancing security of jail complexes.The Bench comprising Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice I.S. The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, directed the creation of a High Level Committee to suggest measures for enhancing security of jail complexes. The Court directed this Committee to …

RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin shifted to Delhi's Tihar Jail
8 years, 1 month ago

RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin shifted to Delhi's Tihar Jail

India TV News  

Former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin was brought to Delhi from Bihar’s Siwan Jail on Sunday amid high security where he would be lodged in Tihar jail in accordance with the direction of the Supreme Court. He was on Saturday shifted to Patna from Siwan jail where he boarded a train to Delhi amid high security. He has been kept in …

Nabha jailbreak: One arrested in UP for orchestrating the escape; Uttarakhand, Haryana on high alert
8 years, 4 months ago

Nabha jailbreak: One arrested in UP for orchestrating the escape; Uttarakhand, Haryana on high alert

Firstpost  

Ten armed men reportedly broke into the Nabha jail in Punjab and freed Khalistan Liberation Force chief Harminder Singh Mintoo and four other gangsters. One person arrested in connection with Punjab jailbreak, huge cache of arms recovered from his car in Shamli, UP pic.twitter.com/zNKHK5LweU — ANI November 27, 2016 Meanwhile, a high alert has been sounded in Punjab’s neighbouring states, …

Key proposals for jail security await MP govt’s approval
8 years, 4 months ago

Key proposals for jail security await MP govt’s approval

Hindustan Times  

Two key proposals pertaining to jail security — installing cell phone jammers at Bhopal Central Jail and the construction of a high-security jail on the Indore-Ujjain road — are yet to receive the state government’s nod. While the high security jail on a hillock at Sanwer on Indore’s outskirts has been pending since 2014, the proposal of cell phone jammers …

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 …

HC asks Delhi govt about steps taken on Tihar security
11 years, 11 months ago

HC asks Delhi govt about steps taken on Tihar security

India TV News  

New Delhi, Apr 17: The Delhi High Court today asked the city government about the steps taken by it to improve security in Tihar Jail after a judicial panel submitted its report saying that jail inmates often smuggle blades inside their cells by hiding them inside their mouth. A group of sessions judges in January had submitted a report pursuant …

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," …

"Major security lapse" in Tihar jail, says Shinde – India TV
12 years ago

"Major security lapse" in Tihar jail, says Shinde – India TV

India TV News  

New Delhi, Mar 11: Describing the death of the prime accused in the Delhi gangrape case in Tihar Jail as a “major security lapse”, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Monday said preliminary inquiry suggested he committed suicide. Addressing a press conference, he said the security in the Tihar jail will be reviewed in the wake of the alleged suicide …

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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