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On Mental Health Establishments In Prisons, Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court Friday sought a response from the Centre and others on a PIL seeking to establish Mental Health Establishments in prisons across the country.
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Nirav Modi Can Be Extradited To India, Says UK Court
Jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted for fraud and money laundering in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam, can be extradited to India, a UK judge ruled today, dismissing arguments like his mental health worsening during the pandemic and poor Indian prison conditions.
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UK Court Told Of Nirav Modi's "Severe Condition Of Depression"
A UK court hearing arguments in the extradition case of Nirav Modi on Thursday heard expert views on the fugitive diamond merchant's personal family history of suicide and his deteriorating mental health in prison, which would only further deteriorate in solitary confinement.
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Nirav Modi's Mental Health, India Jail Condition Focus Of Extradition Case
Nirav Modi's mental health and the prison conditions in India were once again in focus during the fugitive diamond merchant's extradition hearing related to the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case at a court in the UK on Wednesday.
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More Psychiatric Tests for Belgian Man Charged With Son's Murder in Singapore
A Belgian financial executive accused of murdering his five-year-old son in Singapore was remanded today for another four weeks for further psychiatric tests.
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Lack of Psychiatrists Bedevils Mentally Ill Prisoners
Lack of psychiatrists in Bengal prisons is taking a toll on the mental health of 400 odd mentally ill prisoners lodged in various prisons across the state, according to jail officials.
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Mentally-Ill Patient Snatches Gun, Opens Fires Inside NIMHANS Hospital in Bengaluru
An alleged criminal taken for a psychiatric evaluation to a hospital in Bengaluru opened fire inside the premises today. The man was injured in the police firing that followed. He later succumbed to his injuries.
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California Prisons Alter Treatment of Mentally Ill
California prison officials pledged on Friday to take a gentler approach with mentally ill inmates in one of the largest prison systems in the US after graphic images of prisoners being repeatedly doused with pepper spray in their cells were made public several months ago.
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Hyderabad: 11 undertrial prisoners escape from mental hospital; seven held
At least 11 undertrial prisoners undergoing treatment for mental sickness at the Institute of Mental Health in Eragadda in Hyderabad escaped from the prisoners ward of the mental hospital even as seven of them were nabbed later from different parts of the city, police said today.
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6 convicts escape from hospital's prison ward
Six prisoners, all convicts in a murder case, who underwent treatment for "mental illness" at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) at Erragadda here, escaped from the prison ward of the hospital on Friday, officials said.
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On Mental Health Establishments In Prisons, Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre
The Supreme Court Friday sought a response from the Centre and others on a PIL seeking to establish Mental Health Establishments in prisons across the country.
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Nirav Modi Can Be Extradited To India, Says UK Court
Jeweller Nirav Modi, wanted for fraud and money laundering in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam, can be extradited to India, a UK judge ruled today, dismissing arguments like his mental health worsening during the pandemic and poor Indian prison conditions.
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UK Court Told Of Nirav Modi's "Severe Condition Of Depression"
A UK court hearing arguments in the extradition case of Nirav Modi on Thursday heard expert views on the fugitive diamond merchant's personal family history of suicide and his deteriorating mental health in prison, which would only further deteriorate in solitary confinement.
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Nirav Modi's Mental Health, India Jail Condition Focus Of Extradition Case
Nirav Modi's mental health and the prison conditions in India were once again in focus during the fugitive diamond merchant's extradition hearing related to the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case at a court in the UK on Wednesday.
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More Psychiatric Tests for Belgian Man Charged With Son's Murder in Singapore
A Belgian financial executive accused of murdering his five-year-old son in Singapore was remanded today for another four weeks for further psychiatric tests.
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Lack of Psychiatrists Bedevils Mentally Ill Prisoners
Lack of psychiatrists in Bengal prisons is taking a toll on the mental health of 400 odd mentally ill prisoners lodged in various prisons across the state, according to jail officials.
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Mentally-Ill Patient Snatches Gun, Opens Fires Inside NIMHANS Hospital in Bengaluru
An alleged criminal taken for a psychiatric evaluation to a hospital in Bengaluru opened fire inside the premises today. The man was injured in the police firing that followed. He later succumbed to his injuries.
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California Prisons Alter Treatment of Mentally Ill
California prison officials pledged on Friday to take a gentler approach with mentally ill inmates in one of the largest prison systems in the US after graphic images of prisoners being repeatedly doused with pepper spray in their cells were made public several months ago.
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Hyderabad: 11 undertrial prisoners escape from mental hospital; seven held
At least 11 undertrial prisoners undergoing treatment for mental sickness at the Institute of Mental Health in Eragadda in Hyderabad escaped from the prisoners ward of the mental hospital even as seven of them were nabbed later from different parts of the city, police said today.
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6 convicts escape from hospital's prison ward
Six prisoners, all convicts in a murder case, who underwent treatment for "mental illness" at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) at Erragadda here, escaped from the prison ward of the hospital on Friday, officials said.
