Anna Hazare, associates lodged in Tihar

New Delhi: Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare along with his seven supporters, including Arvind Kejriwal, was today shifted to Asia’s largest prison, Tihar Jail. Director General of Tihar Prison Neeraj Kumar said Hazare along with his three supporters have been kept in new admission ward of Jail number four while Kejriwal, a former IRS officer, and three others have been kept in Jail number one. [caption id=“attachment_62204” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Social activist Anna Hazare greets supporters after he was detained by Delhi police. Manvender Vashist/PTI”]  [/caption] “They are kept in new admission ward segregated from the others. They are safe and secure,” Kumar told reporters here, adding, “We have made all arrangements for his (Hazare’s) security and he has been kept segregated from other prisoners. We are dedicated to his security.” “I would like to further clarify that what is being shown on some of the channels that they are being kept with Kalmadi is totally false. “They are in the wards which are far away from the wards of Kalmadi. His (Hazare’s) health will be monitored by doctors present in our jails. Our future course of action will depend on his health condition,” the Director General said. Hazare is in jail number four which houses 2,231 prisoners including CWG scam accused Suresh Kalmadi and Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharad Kumar, who is in judicial custody in 2G scam. Hazare is with his associates Radheyshyam Prajapati, Suresh Pathare and Manish Sisodia in the new admission cell of the jail. Former Indian Revenue Services officer Kejriwal has been lodged with Navin Jaisingh, Dada Pathare and Darshak in jail number one where former Telecom Minister A Raja and MD of DB Realty Shahid Balwa, both accused in 2G case, are among the 1,543 prisoners. PTI