Tag: Prisoners
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To decongest Delhi jails, prisoners aged above 60 to get emergency parole
If an inmate has been convicted for less than five years and has already completed three months in jail, he or she is eligible for the emergency parole, the circular stated.
May 24, 2020 -
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Kabul amid political crisis, rising COVID-19 cases
Pompeo is set to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani along with his archrival Abdullah Abdullah, who also claims the presidency.
March 23, 2020 -
Pakistan hands over list of 282 Indian prisoners as part of bilateral agreement
Relations between India and Pakistan remain strained since the BJP government abrogated Article 370 on August 5 ending the special status of Kashmir and imposing communication lockdown.
January 1, 2020 -
16 killed in prison riots in Mexico
Local police soon intervened and managed to control the situation later in the afternoon, said the state public security department.
January 1, 2020 -
500 prisoners shifted out from Eastern UP as heavy rains flood jails
The jail is located near Ganga and borders Bihar, where 29 people have been killed after incessant rain in many parts of the state, including capital Patna.
September 30, 2019 -
Two cops shot dead, other two injured as prisoners make escape in UP
Three under-trial criminals threw chilli powder into the eyes of the constables accompanying them, snatched their guns and opened fire.
July 18, 2019 -
Over 50 women inmates of Mumbai jail suffer ‘food poisoning’, hospitalised
According to reports, the number of inmates taken ill varies between 50 and 80.
July 20, 2018 -
Medical conduit
It isn’t exactly “breaking news” to be informed that jails in West Bengal, or indeed anywhere else in India, are cesspools of corruption. So when the minister for correctional administration uses a hackneyed expression ~ “just the tip of the iceberg” ~ in response to the arrest of a doctor of Alipore Central Correctional Home, …
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June 13, 2018 -
Did not pay North Koreans for release of prisoners: Trump
The United States did not pay any money to the North Koreans for the release of its citizens held as a prisoners, President Donald Trump said as he slammed the previous Obama administration for paying $1.8 billion in cash after the Iranian nuclear deal.
May 11, 2018 -
Patna prison-break throws light on snoring inspectors
An “ingenious” move by cops to arrange time for sound sleep has landed them in troubles. As they lay enjoying sound sleep after locking the room with handcuffs with prisoners inside, the criminals fled the scene after breaking open the window panes, prompting departmental action against the sleep-loving cops. As per reports, the under-trial prisoners …
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April 26, 2018 -
India notes Pakistan’s positive response to prisoners’ exchange proposal
Amid the deep chill in ties between India and Pakistan, a ray of hope appeared on Wednesday when New Delhi said it noted Pakistan’s positive response to a proposal on exchange of elderly, women, children and mentally unsound prisoners in each other’s custody. In response to a query, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said …
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March 8, 2018 -
Pakistan didn’t hand over any prisoners: Afghanistan
The Afghan government on Wednesday rejected reports that Pakistan handed over 27 Taliban and Haqqani network prisoners to Afghanistan last year. “Pakistan has not handed over any members of these groups,” an official source was quoted as saying by TOLO News. This comes after a spokesman for Pakistan’s Foreign Office Mohammad Faisal claimed on Tuesday …
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January 31, 2018 -
Prisoners should be allowed conjugal rights: Madras HC
In a historical verdict, the Madras High Court on Thursday said the prisoners should not be denied their conjugal rights. “Conjugal visits of the spouse of the prisoners should be allowed,” said a bench of justices S Vimala and T Krishnavalli. The judgment was described as ‘historical’ and ‘landmark’ by clinical sexologists and psychologists who …
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January 28, 2018 -
Delhi govt increases remission for prisoners by one month
The Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government has increased remission of imprisonment. A government official said that prisoners undergoing sentence of 10 years and above will now get remission of three months, which was earlier 60 days. The government remission to prisoners lodged in various jails, including Tihar prisons, is granted on the occasion of Republic …
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January 24, 2018 -
India, Pak exchange lists of nuke installations, prisoners
India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged the lists of nuclear installations and prisoners in each other’s custody even as New Delhi reiterated its demand for consular access to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been awarded death sentence by a military court in the neighbouring country. The lists were exchanged by the two sides through …
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January 1, 2018 -
3 prisoners escape from Mathura jail
Three prisoners escaped from the high-security Mathura jail in Uttar Pradesh early on Monday, police said. Security has been beefed up. One of the accomplices got injured as he fell down trying to scale the boundary wall, a police officer said. The prison inmates, who escaped around 2 a.m. on New Year day were housed …
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January 1, 2018 -
93 prisoners set free in UP on Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh on Monday released 93 prisoners from various jails of the state on the 93rd birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “It was decided to set free 93 prisoners convicted in different cases on the 93rd birthday of the former prime minister. These prisoners have completed their …
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December 25, 2017