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Nirav Modi Transferred To Privately-Run Prison In London
Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has been transferred out of one of the largest and most overcrowded prisons in the UK to a privately-run facility in London.
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Indian-Origin Singapore Officer Alerts Tenant About Inspection, Jailed
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.
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House Arrest Can Be Used As A Form Of Judicial Custody, Supreme Court Says
An accused can be placed under house arrest in the name of judicial custody, the Supreme Court said today, citing overcrowding in prisons and the cost of maintaining them with taxpayers' money.
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Tihar Releases 400 Prisoners To Decongest Prisons Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The Tihar Jail authority has released over 400 inmates to reduce overcrowding in prisons to prevent the spread of coronavirus, officials said on Saturday.
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Overcrowding In Jails Related To Courts' Performance, Will Pass Order: Top Court
Overcrowding in jails is connected to "performance of courts", the Supreme Court observed Wednesday and said it will pass directions to deal with the issue affecting 1,341 prisons in the country which house 4.68 lakh inmates as against the sanctioned strength of 3.83 lakh.
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Overcrowding Continues In Jails, Situation Worst In UP: Government Data
The problem of overcrowding in jails across the country continues to persist, reveal the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on prisons in India.
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Centre To Spend Rs 1,800 Crore On 199 New Prisons Across Country
The Centre is contemplating a mega plan to set up 199 new jails across the country to counter rising criminal activities and radicalization of inmates due to overcrowding in jails. To set up the new jails, the government is planning to invest Rs 1800 crore.
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Nirav Modi Spends Holi In "Overcrowded" UK Jail With Over 1,430 Prisoners
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to $2 billion, spent Holi behind bars in one of England's most overcrowded jails on Thursday, a day after a UK judge rejected his bail application.
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Prisoners Have Rights, Can't Be Kept In Jail Like "Animals": Top Court
The Supreme Court today said it would constitute a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look into problems in jails, including overcrowding, and suggest measures to deal with it.
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Indian Prisons In Focus Ahead Of Vijay Mallya's Extradition Hearing In UK
Violence and overcrowding in Indian jails and the adequate provision of medical assistance to inmates came into focus on Tuesday during an extradition appeal involving alleged bookie Sanjeev Kumar Chawla in the High Court in London.
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"Can't Keep Prisoners Like Animals": Supreme Court On Overcrowding In Jails
Prisoners "cannot be kept in jail like animals", a shocked Supreme Court said after it was informed that many of the over 1,300 prisons across the country were overcrowded, even to the extent of more than 600 per cent.
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On Overcrowded Jails, Top Court Says Prisoners Can't Be Kept Like Animals
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took strong exception to over-crowded jails in the country and said that "prisoners also have human rights and they cannot be kept in jail like animals".
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60 Per Cent Overcrowding In Uttar Pradesh Jails, Reveals RTI
Uttar Pradesh prisons are massively overcrowded, holding 60 per cent more than the permissible capacity of inmates, an RTI response has revealed. In a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application, prison officials have informed that there were around 93,301 persons in Uttar Pradesh jails, while the official capacity is 58,111 persons.
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Bombay High Court Frowns At Overcrowding In Maharashtra Jails
Voicing concern over overcrowding in Maharashtra jails and other matters concerning prisoners, the Bombay High Court has directed Joint Secretary (Home) and other senior government officials to remain present in court on September 21 to address the issue.
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Most of the Jails in Jammu and Kashmir Overcrowded
Most of the jails in Jammu and Kashmir are overcrowded, so the state government was taking steps, including construction of new central jail in Srinagar, to address the issue.
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Nirav Modi Transferred To Privately-Run Prison In London
Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has been transferred out of one of the largest and most overcrowded prisons in the UK to a privately-run facility in London.
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Indian-Origin Singapore Officer Alerts Tenant About Inspection, Jailed
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.
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House Arrest Can Be Used As A Form Of Judicial Custody, Supreme Court Says
An accused can be placed under house arrest in the name of judicial custody, the Supreme Court said today, citing overcrowding in prisons and the cost of maintaining them with taxpayers' money.
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Tihar Releases 400 Prisoners To Decongest Prisons Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
The Tihar Jail authority has released over 400 inmates to reduce overcrowding in prisons to prevent the spread of coronavirus, officials said on Saturday.
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Overcrowding In Jails Related To Courts' Performance, Will Pass Order: Top Court
Overcrowding in jails is connected to "performance of courts", the Supreme Court observed Wednesday and said it will pass directions to deal with the issue affecting 1,341 prisons in the country which house 4.68 lakh inmates as against the sanctioned strength of 3.83 lakh.
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Overcrowding Continues In Jails, Situation Worst In UP: Government Data
The problem of overcrowding in jails across the country continues to persist, reveal the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on prisons in India.
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Centre To Spend Rs 1,800 Crore On 199 New Prisons Across Country
The Centre is contemplating a mega plan to set up 199 new jails across the country to counter rising criminal activities and radicalization of inmates due to overcrowding in jails. To set up the new jails, the government is planning to invest Rs 1800 crore.
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Nirav Modi Spends Holi In "Overcrowded" UK Jail With Over 1,430 Prisoners
Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to $2 billion, spent Holi behind bars in one of England's most overcrowded jails on Thursday, a day after a UK judge rejected his bail application.
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Prisoners Have Rights, Can't Be Kept In Jail Like "Animals": Top Court
The Supreme Court today said it would constitute a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look into problems in jails, including overcrowding, and suggest measures to deal with it.
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Indian Prisons In Focus Ahead Of Vijay Mallya's Extradition Hearing In UK
Violence and overcrowding in Indian jails and the adequate provision of medical assistance to inmates came into focus on Tuesday during an extradition appeal involving alleged bookie Sanjeev Kumar Chawla in the High Court in London.
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"Can't Keep Prisoners Like Animals": Supreme Court On Overcrowding In Jails
Prisoners "cannot be kept in jail like animals", a shocked Supreme Court said after it was informed that many of the over 1,300 prisons across the country were overcrowded, even to the extent of more than 600 per cent.
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On Overcrowded Jails, Top Court Says Prisoners Can't Be Kept Like Animals
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took strong exception to over-crowded jails in the country and said that "prisoners also have human rights and they cannot be kept in jail like animals".
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60 Per Cent Overcrowding In Uttar Pradesh Jails, Reveals RTI
Uttar Pradesh prisons are massively overcrowded, holding 60 per cent more than the permissible capacity of inmates, an RTI response has revealed. In a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application, prison officials have informed that there were around 93,301 persons in Uttar Pradesh jails, while the official capacity is 58,111 persons.
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Bombay High Court Frowns At Overcrowding In Maharashtra Jails
Voicing concern over overcrowding in Maharashtra jails and other matters concerning prisoners, the Bombay High Court has directed Joint Secretary (Home) and other senior government officials to remain present in court on September 21 to address the issue.
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Most of the Jails in Jammu and Kashmir Overcrowded
Most of the jails in Jammu and Kashmir are overcrowded, so the state government was taking steps, including construction of new central jail in Srinagar, to address the issue.
