Jail Inspection

Delhi High Court has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee of lawyers to "meticulously" inspect the living conditions in Tihar jail, including the status of drinking water, sanitation, overall hygiene and maintenance of washrooms

In a mega overnight operation, the Gujarat police conducted simultaneous searches at 17 jails across the state, during which several mobile phones, "lethal" objects and narcotic substances were recovered.

In a bizarre incident an inmate of Bihar's Gopalganj district jail reportedly swallowed a mobile phone during checking out of fear of being caught by prison officers, an official said on Monday.

According to an official release, a team of inspectors from FSSAI surveyed the kitchen, storage, hygiene level and of course, the food quality.

The Supreme Court has allowed the parties to inspect the reports filed by the hospital regarding the health status of jailed activist Gautam Navlakha, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case.

The deputy jailor of Banda Jail has been suspended for ''not cooperating'' with senior officials during a recent inspection of the prison where mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is lodged, a senior official said on Wednesday.

A 23-year-old Indian national has been jailed for 25 days after pleading guilty to two charges under the Official Secrets Act for illegally subletting a Singapore public housing residential unit to multiple tenants.

An Indian-origin Singaporean, who was working as an inspection officer with a public housing authority, was on Monday sentenced to 25 days in prison for alerting an Indian tenant about impending inspections to check overcrowding in his flat.

A team of senior police officers on Sunday inspected the ward where jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad is undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.

A mobile phone was found from the prison cell of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala during a surprise inspection by Tihar jail authorities, officials said Friday.

Amidst allegations of jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad talking to his political associates over phone in violation of jail manual, authorities inspected his ward on Tuesday, but said they did not find anything objectionable.

An inspection report that had found inmates including Unitech managing director Sanjay Chandra and his brother Ajay, who have been accused of duping home buyers, were enjoying comforts such as LED television and sofas in Tihar jail irked the Supreme Court today.

A Chinese woman convicted and jailed in the United States for her part in a scheme to steal nearly $500 million from a state-run Chinese bank was sent back to China today, officials said.

Prison authorities on Sunday seized a mobile phone during a surprise inspection of the cell in which Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal is lodged at the Sada sub-jail in Goa's Vasco city.

Delhi High Court has constituted a four-member fact-finding committee of lawyers to "meticulously" inspect the living conditions in Tihar jail, including the status of drinking water, sanitation, overall hygiene and maintenance of washrooms

In a mega overnight operation, the Gujarat police conducted simultaneous searches at 17 jails across the state, during which several mobile phones, "lethal" objects and narcotic substances were recovered.

In a bizarre incident an inmate of Bihar's Gopalganj district jail reportedly swallowed a mobile phone during checking out of fear of being caught by prison officers, an official said on Monday.

According to an official release, a team of inspectors from FSSAI surveyed the kitchen, storage, hygiene level and of course, the food quality.

The Supreme Court has allowed the parties to inspect the reports filed by the hospital regarding the health status of jailed activist Gautam Navlakha, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case.

The deputy jailor of Banda Jail has been suspended for ''not cooperating'' with senior officials during a recent inspection of the prison where mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari is lodged, a senior official said on Wednesday.

A 23-year-old Indian national has been jailed for 25 days after pleading guilty to two charges under the Official Secrets Act for illegally subletting a Singapore public housing residential unit to multiple tenants.

An Indian-origin Singaporean, who was working as an inspection officer with a public housing authority, was on Monday sentenced to 25 days in prison for alerting an Indian tenant about impending inspections to check overcrowding in his flat.

A team of senior police officers on Sunday inspected the ward where jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad is undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.

A mobile phone was found from the prison cell of former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala during a surprise inspection by Tihar jail authorities, officials said Friday.

Amidst allegations of jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad talking to his political associates over phone in violation of jail manual, authorities inspected his ward on Tuesday, but said they did not find anything objectionable.

An inspection report that had found inmates including Unitech managing director Sanjay Chandra and his brother Ajay, who have been accused of duping home buyers, were enjoying comforts such as LED television and sofas in Tihar jail irked the Supreme Court today.

A Chinese woman convicted and jailed in the United States for her part in a scheme to steal nearly $500 million from a state-run Chinese bank was sent back to China today, officials said.

Prison authorities on Sunday seized a mobile phone during a surprise inspection of the cell in which Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal is lodged at the Sada sub-jail in Goa's Vasco city.