News for 'Tihar Jail'

Delhi HC blast accused sent to Tihar till Oct 7

Delhi HC blast accused sent to Tihar till Oct 7

Rediff.com5 Oct 2011

Jammu and Kashmir native Abid Hussain, arrested for his alleged role in the September 7 bomb blast in the Delhi high court premises, was on Wednesday sent to Tihar Jail with a Delhi court remanding him in judicial custody till October 7.

For the first time Tihar jail has many biz execs!

For the first time Tihar jail has many biz execs!

Rediff.com30 May 2011

There's an undercurrent of fear in business circles these days

Ambani bomb scare: 'Jaish-ul-Hind's Telegram channel created in Tihar'

Ambani bomb scare: 'Jaish-ul-Hind's Telegram channel created in Tihar'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

A Mahindra Scorpio car with gelatin sticks was found parked near "Antilia", the multi-storey residence of Ambani, in south Mumbai on February 25.

Home ministry office in Delhi gets hoax bomb threat

Home ministry office in Delhi gets hoax bomb threat

Rediff.com22 May 2024

It was written in the email that the "building will explode as bomb is planted", a police officer said and added that the IP address and other details of the mail are being checked.

Four U'khand cops sent to Tihar on murder charges

Four U'khand cops sent to Tihar on murder charges

Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

A Delhi court on Thursday sent four Uttarakhand policemen, allegedly involved in the July 2009 killing of a 22-year-old MBA student in a staged shootout near Dehradun, to judicial custody till May 9.

Atishi's swearing-in as Delhi CM today to be a low-key affair

Atishi's swearing-in as Delhi CM today to be a low-key affair

Rediff.com21 Sep 2024

Chief Minister-designate Atishi will be sworn in along with her new Council of ministers during a ceremony at the Raj Niwas on Saturday afternoon that will see Aam Aadmi Party form the government in Delhi for the fourth time in a row.

Sahara pays Tihar Rs 31 lakh for using facilities

Sahara pays Tihar Rs 31 lakh for using facilities

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Roy was allowed by the Supreme Court to use the jail's conference room to negotiate sale of his hotels in order to collect Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) for his bail.

Gangrape accused demands milk, tutor, paper in jail

Gangrape accused demands milk, tutor, paper in jail

Rediff.com1 Apr 2013

One of the four accused in the December 16 gangrape case on Monday sought a direction from a special court in Delhi for nutritious food inside Tihar jail. Vinay Sharma, the accused who along with five others had allegedly gangraped the 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in Delhi, moved the plea before Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna and sought "proper food and newspapers" inside jail.

Maliwal case: Bibhav charged with destroying evidence

Maliwal case: Bibhav charged with destroying evidence

Rediff.com10 Jun 2024

The Delhi Police has added the Indian Penal Code section for 'disappearing evidence and giving false information' against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal's assault case, an official said on Monday.

Cash-for-votes: Former Advani aide Kulkarni sent to Tihar

Cash-for-votes: Former Advani aide Kulkarni sent to Tihar

Rediff.com27 Sep 2011

Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal turned down the interim bail application of Kulkarni, 54, saying it was devoid of merits and fixed hearing on his plea for regular bail on October one. Till then he will be in judicial custody in Tihar Jail.

Rope to hang Kasab made in Buxar jail?

Rope to hang Kasab made in Buxar jail?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2012

As secrecy shrouded the hanging of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, inmates and authorities of Buxar prison believe that the rope used for the purpose was manufactured by the jail.

Tihar's high profile inmates get Rs 2k per week

Tihar's high profile inmates get Rs 2k per week

Rediff.com25 Apr 2011

During their twice-a-week meetings (interview in jail parlance) with family and visitors, these executives are also permitted to get home-cooked food. That's about all as far as luxury goes.

Kejriwal willfully eating less, refusing insulin: Delhi LG

Kejriwal willfully eating less, refusing insulin: Delhi LG

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is lodged in Tihar jail under judicial custody, may deliberately not be taking medical diet and medicines prescribed to him, according to a Raj Niwas communication.

AAP's Satyendar Jain 'critically ill', shifted to ICU

AAP's Satyendar Jain 'critically ill', shifted to ICU

Rediff.com25 May 2023

Jain has been lodged in prison since his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case in May.

Kejriwal to step down as CM, face 'agnipariksha' of polls

Kejriwal to step down as CM, face 'agnipariksha' of polls

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would resign after two days and sought early polls in the national capital while vowing not to sit in the chief minister's chair till people give him a 'certificate of honesty'.

LG recommends NIA probe against Kejriwal for funding from banned SFJ

LG recommends NIA probe against Kejriwal for funding from banned SFJ

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has recommended an NIA probe against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organisation 'Sikhs for Justice', Raj Niwas sources said on Monday.

Geelani's grand-daughter renounces separatism, affirms loyalty to India

Geelani's grand-daughter renounces separatism, affirms loyalty to India

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

In identical public notices published in local newspapers, they distanced themselves from separatist politics.

'Pak spy' alleges harassment by jail officials

'Pak spy' alleges harassment by jail officials

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

Disgraced diplomat Madhuri Gupta alleged before a court on Wednesday that she was being harassed by authorities of Tihar Jail, where she is at present lodged on the charges of supplying secret information to Pakistani intelligence agents.

Yasin Malik death penalty: HC judge recuses himself

Yasin Malik death penalty: HC judge recuses himself

Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief, who is currently serving a life term in the case, was virtually present for the the court proceedings from the Tihar jail in Delhi.

Phoolan's 'killer' escapes from jail

Phoolan's 'killer' escapes from jail

Rediff.com17 Feb 2004

Shamsher Singh Rana was found missing in the morning.

Geelani released from jail

Geelani released from jail

Rediff.com30 Oct 2003

To avoid mediapersons, he left by a side exit and straightaway went to meet eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani.

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Forty years on, where cases stand

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Forty years on, where cases stand

Rediff.com31 Oct 2024

However, it was only in May 2023 that the central probe agency the CBI filed a chargesheet against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler for his alleged role in the killings of three people on November 1, 1984.

Thanked my guru...: Atishi's 1st reaction after being named Delhi CM

Thanked my guru...: Atishi's 1st reaction after being named Delhi CM

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

'A first-time politician can only get such opportunities in AAP. Had I been in some other party, I wouldn't even have got a ticket to contest polls'

AAP nominates DCW chief Swati Maliwal for Rajya Sabha

AAP nominates DCW chief Swati Maliwal for Rajya Sabha

Rediff.com5 Jan 2024

The AAP renominated Sanjay Singh and ND Gupta for a second term in the Upper House of Parliament, party sources said on Friday.

Jammu court orders Yasin Malik's physical presence on Oct 20 in Rubaiya abduction case

Jammu court orders Yasin Malik's physical presence on Oct 20 in Rubaiya abduction case

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

A special court in Jammu on Wednesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to physically produce before it JKLF chief Yasin Malik, who is lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail, on October 20 in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of then Union home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

EC notice to Engineer Rashid on poll expenditure ahead of oath taking as LS MP

EC notice to Engineer Rashid on poll expenditure ahead of oath taking as LS MP

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

The notice requested Rashid or a representative of his to appear before the district expenditure monitoring committee within two days to address the discrepancy and ensure timely submission of the expenditure report to the Election Commission of India.

Manish Sisodia sent to another 14-day judicial custody

Manish Sisodia sent to another 14-day judicial custody

Rediff.com22 Mar 2023

A Delhi court on Wednesday sent former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to 14-day judicial custody in a money laundering case arising out of the excise policy matter.

After 105 days, Chidambaram walks out of Tihar

After 105 days, Chidambaram walks out of Tihar

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

"The fact is that after 106 days of pre-trial incarceration there is not a single charge framed against me as I speak now," said Chidambaram, who is expected to attend the Rajya Sabha proceedings on Thursday.

Bangaru moves HC challenging trial court jail term

Bangaru moves HC challenging trial court jail term

Rediff.com9 May 2012

Former Bharatiya Janata Party president Bangaru Laxman has moved the Delhi high court challenging his conviction and the punishment awarded to him by a special CBI court in New Delhi for taking Rs 1 lakh as bribe in a fictitious defence deal case.

Excise scam: Delhi court sends Kejriwal to 3-day CBI custody

Excise scam: Delhi court sends Kejriwal to 3-day CBI custody

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to formally arrest Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise scam.

Kalmadi aide Mahendroo released from jail

Kalmadi aide Mahendroo released from jail

Rediff.com15 Jan 2011

CWG organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi's close aide Sanjay Mahendroo, who had been arrested for alleged bunglings in the Queen's Baton relay in London in 2009, was released here on bail on Saturday evening following a court order.

Moosewala murder: Delhi court rejects gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's plea

Moosewala murder: Delhi court rejects gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's plea

Rediff.com30 May 2022

Special Judge Praveen Singh said there was no ground for the accused to file the application before the court.

Kejriwal party to 'criminal conspiracy': CBI charge sheet

Kejriwal party to 'criminal conspiracy': CBI charge sheet

Rediff.com7 Sep 2024

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was 'party to the criminal conspiracy' of the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy since the beginning, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged in its latest supplementary charge sheet in the case.

Home ministry seeks report from jail officials over Dec 16 convict's interview

Home ministry seeks report from jail officials over Dec 16 convict's interview

Rediff.com3 Mar 2015

Home Minister Rajnath Singh sought a detailed report from the jail chief on the whole issue.

Pak summons Indian envoy, calls for Yasin Malik's release

Pak summons Indian envoy, calls for Yasin Malik's release

Rediff.com19 May 2022

Pakistan has summoned India's charge d'affaires in Islamabad to the ministry of foreign affairs and handed over a demarche to him conveying Islamabad's strong condemnation of the framing of "fabricated charges" against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik.

Cop threatening to kill me in jail: Delhi gangrape accused

Cop threatening to kill me in jail: Delhi gangrape accused

Rediff.com4 Apr 2013

After being permitted by the court to speak, Akshay Singh, his voice quivering with emotion, told Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Yogesh Khanna that a police constable was threatening to kill him or hang him inside the jail.

Spotted! Dreaded Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

Spotted! Dreaded Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

A rare glimpse of the dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi as the Delhi police's special cell obtains his 5-day custody to interrogate him in connection with singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder.

A Raja walks out of jail, DMK workers celebrate

A Raja walks out of jail, DMK workers celebrate

Rediff.com15 May 2012

As the 49-year-old Lok Sabha MP stepped out of Gate no 4 of the Tihar jail, he was received by DMK MP from Kanyakumari J Halen Davidson.

Eyewitness identifies Yasin Malik as shooter who killed 4 IAF men

Eyewitness identifies Yasin Malik as shooter who killed 4 IAF men

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

Four IAF personnel, including a squadron leader, were killed and 22 injured on January 25, 1990, at Rawalpora on the outskirts of Srinagar.

How Manu Sharma, Pappu Yadav spend time in jail

How Manu Sharma, Pappu Yadav spend time in jail

Rediff.com23 Aug 2010

They are behind bars for heinous crimes but instead of sulking in their cells, some high-profile prisoners are using their 'expertise' to contribute towards bettering facilities in the Tihar jail and for its inmates.