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Jailed AAP leader cites ‘loneliness’ and asks for company, Tihar cop in trouble for obliging
Fp Staff •Jain, who has been imprisoned in the high-security jail following his arrest last year, had written a letter on May 11 requesting the prison administration to lodge him with more inmates since he was feeling lonely
Joseph Nathan: The journalist who was responsible for getting Charles Sobhraj caught in Nepal
•Charles Sobhraj was playing baccarat in a Kathmandu casino one night in 2003 when Indian journalist Joseph Nathan happened to recognise him. Sobhraj was arrested and imprisoned as a result of his 'Himalayan Times' article
'Ruthless man in the garb of a charmer': How officials of Delhi jail where Charles Sobhraj was lodged remember him
•He used to be rather casual in meetings with men but extremely particular when he met women. In fact, he preferred to interact with female lawyers over their male counterparts, a former Tihar Jail official said
The Great Escape: How ‘Bikini Killer’ Charles Sobhraj broke out of Tihar Jail and launched one of the greatest manhunts
Fp Explainers •On 16 March 1986, Charles Sobhraj, known as the ‘Bikini Killer’, did the unthinkable; he broke out of India’s most guarded jails — Tihar Prison, leading to one of the greatest manhunts. A month later, Mumbai cop Madhukar Zende arrested him after saying the famous line: ‘Hello Charles. How are you?'
Jailed AAP Minister Satyendar Jain withdraws plea against ED for leaking videos
•The plea had accused the ED of leaking the CCTV footage of the politician getting massage inside the Tihar jail “despite an undertaking given in the court”
Satyendar Jain's jail luxury saga continues: Latest footage shows house-keeping staff at work in minister's cell; Watch
•The purported footage that emerged on Sunday morning was dated 13, 15 September and 1 October in which the visuals show men sweeping the floor of the jail cell and also arranging the minister's bed.
Satyendar Jain was given preferential treatment in Tihar, needed to be stopped, says Delhi Court
•The court noted that fruits and vegetables were being provided to Jain by the jail staff, without there being any order of DG Prison or any authority, which was in violation of the rules
Delhi court dismisses Satyendar Jain's plea seeking special food in Tihar jail
Fp Staff •Special judge Vikas Dhull dismissed Jain’s petition for getting access to fruits and dry fruits in jail
Another video of Satyendar Jain meeting suspended Tihar jail chief & other guests emerges; Watch
Fp Staff •Notably, this is the third video clip to surface since the controversy over leaked videos from his jail cell began last week
'AAP minister who's lodged in Tihar jail is availing services from rapist of a minor girl,' says Smriti Irani
•According to sources, masseur Rinku is a prisoner in a rape case and has been charged under Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 376, 506 and 509 of the IPC