jails
- Telangana
Telangana: Jail admissions in NDPS cases increase by 71 pc in 2024
Hyderabad: Reflecting the police and excise department’s efforts to curb drug abuse in the state, the Telangana prisons department has witnessed a whopping 71 percent increase in jail admissions related to Narcotics…
- News
Hyderabad: Prisoner escapes Chanchalguda Jail with fake bail orders
Hyderabad: A shocking case of jailbreak has come to light after a prisoner escaped from Chanchalguda Jail using forged bail documents. Police suspect the involvement of jail staff in facilitating the escape,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man sentenced to 30 days of jail for public nuisance near Charminar
Hyderabad: A local court on Monday sentenced a 20-year-old man, Shaik Mubarak Qureshi, to 30 days in jail for causing a public nuisance and fighting near the Charminar bus stand on Sunday.…
- India
SC to deliver verdict on plea against ‘caste-based discrimination’ in jails
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a plea which has alleged that prison manuals of some states in the country encourage caste-based discrimination. According…
- India
Will install 5G mobile jammers in jails for better security: Gujarat govt tells Assembly
Gandhinagar: In the wake of recovery of mobile phones from some jails during a recent search operation in Gujarat, the state government on Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that it has now…
- India
Over 8,000 Indians lodged in foreign jails: MEA
New Delhi: Over 8,000 Indians are currently imprisoned in foreign jails and out of these 4,389 are lodged in Gulf countries, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on…
- India
Undertrials three times the number of convicts in UP jails
Lucknow: The strength of undertrials in Uttar Pradesh prisons is three times more than that of convicts, which explains why the jails are overcrowded. As per the prison department reports, a total…
- Kashmir
Hurriyat expresses concern over Yasin Malik’s health
Srinagar: The Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat faction on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the health and safety of jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik and alleged that Jammu and Kashmir’s political prisoners…
- India
Punjab to abolish VIP culture in jails
Chandigarh: In a major crackdown on the nexus of gangsters and criminals operating from jails, the Punjab government teams have confiscated 710 mobile phones from prisons in a specially-launched drive. Additionally, Chief…
