Tihar

Prisoner accuses Tihar jail authorities of branding 'Om' symbol on his back, denying him food

Nabbir also accused the Tihar jail authorities of thrashing him and also making this symbol with hot metal and forcing him to fast.

From Bihar to Tihar: Read an excerpt from Kanhaiya Kumar's story, where he recounts entry to JNU

In March 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar, the president of the JNU Students Union, was arrested on charges of sedition, locked up in Tihar jail and beaten up by lawyers in Patiala House court. He

Mehbooba Mufti expresses concern over allegations of harassment of Jammu and Kashmir prisoners in Tihar Jail

Mufti on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the alleged harassment and physical torture of Kashmiri prisoners at the Tihar Central Jail in New Delhi

Al-Qaeda suspect British national alleges sexual harassment in Tihar Jail

The accused alleged that he was forced to live in inhuman conditions inside the Tihar jail and it lacks basic facilities such as proper food, drinking water, sanitation and medical aid.

Kashmiri prisoners face physical abuse in jails outside state as conditions remain pitiable at home

Kashmiris lodged in prisons in Jammu and Kashmir and outside the state are often attacked and thrashed by the jail staff and treated in most inhumane conditions, claims reports

Delhi Police foils attempt on Chhota Rajan's life: Four arrested

Delhi police have arrested four persons for allegedly hatching a plan to kill gangster Chhota Rajan, presently lodged in Tihar jail.

Chhota Rajan faces death threat from Chhota Shakeel while in Tihar jail

Underworld don Chhota Rajan, deported to India after being caught from Bali in Indonesia in October last year, continues to face death threat.

Two prisoners killed, five injured in a clash inside van heading towards Tihar jail

Two prisoners were on Tuesday killed and five injured in a clash that broke out between two groups inside a moving jail van heading to Tihar jail.

Tihar jail break: Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung orders magisterial inquiry

Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Monday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the daring jail break incident at Tihar Jail from where two undertrials managed to escape.

After recent spate of violence, 12 Tihar jail officials suspended for dereliction of duty

Twelve Tihar jail officials have been suspended in three weeks for dereliction of duty and allegedly supplying prohibited items to inmates even as the facility has been rocked in recent days by a spate of cases of violence and death of prisoners.