A Delhi court has sought a response from Tihar jail authorities regarding the safety of two men accused of assaulting Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, following their claims of being beaten and threatened by fellow inmates.
A team from Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) recently visited Tihar Jail to assess prison conditions for the extradition of high-profile economic offenders such as Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced plans to relocate Tihar Jail to the city's outskirts, allocating Rs 10 crore in the 2025-26 budget for survey and consultancy services related to the move. The decision comes amid severe overcrowding at the prison complex, which currently houses over 19,000 inmates despite being designed for approximately 10,025. The Delhi government has also initiated the development of new prison complexes in Narela to alleviate congestion. While a short-term proposal for retrofitting and vertical extension of the jail has been made, the chief minister did not disclose any date for the shifting plans. Additionally, the government will prioritize procurement of products manufactured by inmates in Tihar, Rohini, and Mandoli jails, aiming to boost their earnings and provide them with better opportunities for rehabilitation.
Delhi High Court informed that nine Tihar Jail officials were suspended and transferred for allegedly running an extortion racket with inmates. CBI and state government given time to file status report.
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-born Canadian national accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is likely to be lodged in a high-security ward in Tihar jail upon his extradition from the US. Rana, a close associate of David Coleman Headley, a US citizen who was also involved in the attacks, will be brought to India after his last-ditch attempt to evade extradition was rejected by the US Supreme Court. The attacks, which lasted nearly 60 hours, resulted in the deaths of 166 people and sent shockwaves across the country.
The Delhi Police have arrested a member of the Jyoti Baba gang, wanted in connection with a 2022 murder case, after he jumped interim bail. Rakesh alias Tinku was apprehended in West Delhi following a tip-off. He is accused of murdering Ram Niwas inside Tihar Jail in 2022.
Before surrendering, Kejriwal paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat, offered prayers at the Hanuman temple in Connaught Place and addressed Aam Aadmi Party leaders and workers at the party office.
He was medically examined then shifted him to jail number 2, whose other notable inmates include gangster Chhota Rajan.
A 23-year-old man, recently released from Tihar Jail, was allegedly stabbed to death in Delhi's Uttam Nagar over a monetary dispute. Police have apprehended five suspects and are investigating the incident.
The counsel said the investigation agency had moved an application before Special Judge M K Nagpal last Friday in this regard, and the same was allowed.
Former Reliance Communications Group managing director Amitabh Jhunjhunwala has been lodged in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail after being arrested by the CBI in connection with a multi-crore bank loan fraud case.
Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested two alleged members of the Tillu Tajpuria gang, Vishal Pandit and Deepanshu, in Outer Delhi. The arrests, which included the seizure of illegal firearms and a car, revealed their involvement in gathering intelligence on the rival Gogi gang and their connection to the ongoing gang war, intensified by Tillu Tajpuria's killing in Tihar jail.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was administered a 'low dose' of insulin after his blood sugar level spiked, officials of Tihar jail said on Tuesday, with the Aam Aadmi Party commenting that it was because of the blessings of Lord Hanuman.
The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who is imprisoned in a terror-funding case, following his father's death. The court stipulated that Rashid must be accompanied by police officials during his release.
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged on Saturday morning at Tihar Jail, was buried inside the prison complex soon after his execution. "He (Guru) was buried near jail number three," said a top Tihar Jail official.
Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia walked out of Tihar Jail after 17 months behind bars on Friday and said he got bail due to the power of the Constitution and democracy, and this same power will ensure the release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
A day after the Aam Aadmi Party claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had lost 8.5 kg in prison, Tihar jail sources on Monday said he had only lost 2 kg and he was being regularly monitored by a medical board of AIIMS.
The Delhi High Court has granted interim bail to Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who is accused in a terror-funding case, following the death of his father. The bail is effective until June 2, with strict conditions including police escort and restricted movement.
Last week, the Enforcement Directorate claimed in a court here that Jain was getting special treatment inside the Tihar Jail.
The Delhi High Court has granted one-week interim bail to jailed Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid to visit his ailing father, under strict conditions including police escort and restrictions on visitors.
A day after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in the Delhi excise policy case, AAP MP Sanjay Singh walked out of Tihar jail on Wednesday and said it was not a time to celebrate but struggle as scores of party workers gathered to greet him.
A senior prisons department official said they conducted a departmental inquiry based on which eight staff members were suspended.
Jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, an accused in the Rohini court shootout, was killed in a morning attack by rivals inside Tihar Jail, officials said on Tuesday.
The champion wrestler was shifted from Mandoli jail on Friday.
The Punjab chief minister said he was asked by Kejriwal to visit different places for campaigning for INDIA bloc candidates.
The Delhi High Court has granted Rajpal Yadav granted an interim suspension of his sentence until March 18.
The officer said further investigation and forensic analysis will be done after the mobile handset and details of the seizure are received from Tihar Jail authorities.
Nabbir took off his shirt before the Duty Magistrate Richa Parashar and showed her the said symbol.
Delhi Police have arrested six operatives and sharpshooters allegedly linked to the Rashid Cablewala-Hashim Baba gang, recovering a cache of illegal firearms and ammunition.
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that former Unitech promoters Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra be shifted from Tihar Jail in Delhi to Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail and Taloja prison in Maharashtra after the ED said they were conducting business from the premises in connivance with the staff.
Jailed Lok Sabha member Sheikh Abdul Rashid has been granted a week's interim bail by the Delhi High Court to visit his ailing father in Srinagar. Rashid, an MP from Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, is facing trial in a terror-funding case and has been in Delhi's Tihar Jail since 2019.
Tihar Jail, South Asia's largest prison complex located in New Delhi, is today serving up delicacies -- cooked, served and operated by inmates -- and earning rave reviews.
ASJ Chander Jit Singh underscored he would first consider the issue of jurisdiction and whether or not to transfer the case to a special court meant to try lawmakers, considering Rashid was now an MP.
Shivakumar, 57, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on September 3 in a money laundering case.
Hazare's message to the people of India from Tihar Jail, as recorded by Dr Kiran Bedi.
When the jail administration came to know about it, a show cause notice was issued to the concerned officer who then transferred the inmates back, he said.
Union Coal Minister Shibu Soren was on Tuesday night lodged in Tihar jail soon after he was convicted by a Delhi court in a murder case.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader M K Stalin on Monday met his half-sister and party member of Parliament Kanimozhi, arrested in connection with the 2G scam, at Tihar jail in New Delhi.
Chautala was jailed in 2013 in connection with the teacher recruitment scam case. He was on emergency parole since March 26, 2020, due to the Covid pandemic and was scheduled to surrender on February 21, 2021.
