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Actor Kasthuri, Who Was Jailed For Comments Against Telugu Community, Released
Actress Kasthuri was released from the Puzhal Central Prison here on Thursday, a day after she was granted conditional bail by a court in a case of alleged derogatory comment against Telugu speaking people.
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Odisha's Top Maoist Leader Wants To Pursue MA From Jail
Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, currently in Odisha's Berhampur circle jail serving a life sentence, expressed his interest in pursuing MA in Public Administration through the Odisha State Open University (OSOU) this year, a prison official said.
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Prisoners Playing Monkeys In Ramlila Get Into Character, Scale Wall To Escape
A prison in Haridwar staged the Ramlila on Friday evening to impart a lesson to its inmates on the victory of good over evil, only to see evil prevail when two prisoners playing the part of 'vaanars' used the event to stage a jailbreak.
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In Daring Assam Prisonbreak, 5 Men Scale 20-Foot Wall With Bedsheets, Lungis
Five undertrial prisoners, charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from a prison in Assam after breaking rods and scaling a 20-foot wall using bedsheets, blankets and 'lungis'.
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BJP's New Haryana MLA - Sunil Sangwan, Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has a new MLA in Haryana's Dadri - Sunil Sangwan, the ex-Haryana prison official who granted parole - six times - to Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
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"Right To Live With Dignity..." Supreme Court Bans Caste-Based Discrimination In Prisons
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned caste-based discrimination like division of manual labour, segregation of barracks and bias against prisoners of de-notified tribes and habitual offenders.
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Daughter Of Ex Iran President Released After 2 Years In Jail: Report
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was released on Wednesday after two years behind bars in Tehran's Evin prison, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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Arvind Kejriwal To Resign In 48 Hours, BJP Asks "Why Not Today?"
Two days after he was granted bail and walked out of prison after six months, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched an all-out attack against the Narendra Modi government and said it was more dictatorial than the British.
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Do Not Create Fuss Over Facilities: Jailer Warns Kannada Actor Darshan
The jailer of the Ballari Prison has warned the Kannada actor Darshan not to create any fuss over facilities provided to him inside the prison.
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Arvind Kejriwal Bail Live Updates: Arvind Kejriwal Walks Out Of Jail, AAP Leaders Celebrate
Arvind Kejriwal bail Live: The Aam Aadmi Party leader can now leave jail - after nearly six months in prison without a trial - after having secured bail in a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
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UP Jail Inmate Found Hanging In Prison, Woman Claims Husband Was "Killed"
Accusing her family of lodging false kidnapping and rape cases against her husband who allegedly committed suicide in jail, a woman on Monday said they had eloped and got married. She claimed her husband was "killed" in prison.
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Gangster Serving Life Sentence In Uttarakhand Jail Initiated Into Monkhood
An underworld don serving life sentence in the Almora district jail was offered 'diksha' by seers in the prison premises recently to initiate him into monkhood, claimed a man who mediated between the don and the seers.
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2 Indian-Origin Malaysians Jailed For 10 Months Over Smuggling Attempt
A Singapore court on Friday sentenced two Malaysian nationals of Indian descent to 10 months in prison for attempting to smuggle a fellow citizen out of the country by concealing him in the cargo compartment of a truck.
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On BJP's Haryana Polls 1st List - Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has named former prison official Sunil Sangwan - who granted Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Ram Rahim parole six times - on its list of candidates for next month's Haryana Assembly election.
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1 Doctor For Over 5,500 Inmates, MP Jails Struggle With Healthcare Crisis
The prisons in Madhya Pradesh are facing a severe crisis in health services, with a staggering 72.4 per cent positions of doctors and 47.4 per cent positions of other medical staff remaining vacant.
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Actor Kasthuri, Who Was Jailed For Comments Against Telugu Community, Released
Actress Kasthuri was released from the Puzhal Central Prison here on Thursday, a day after she was granted conditional bail by a court in a case of alleged derogatory comment against Telugu speaking people.
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Odisha's Top Maoist Leader Wants To Pursue MA From Jail
Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, currently in Odisha's Berhampur circle jail serving a life sentence, expressed his interest in pursuing MA in Public Administration through the Odisha State Open University (OSOU) this year, a prison official said.
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Prisoners Playing Monkeys In Ramlila Get Into Character, Scale Wall To Escape
A prison in Haridwar staged the Ramlila on Friday evening to impart a lesson to its inmates on the victory of good over evil, only to see evil prevail when two prisoners playing the part of 'vaanars' used the event to stage a jailbreak.
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In Daring Assam Prisonbreak, 5 Men Scale 20-Foot Wall With Bedsheets, Lungis
Five undertrial prisoners, charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from a prison in Assam after breaking rods and scaling a 20-foot wall using bedsheets, blankets and 'lungis'.
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BJP's New Haryana MLA - Sunil Sangwan, Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has a new MLA in Haryana's Dadri - Sunil Sangwan, the ex-Haryana prison official who granted parole - six times - to Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
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"Right To Live With Dignity..." Supreme Court Bans Caste-Based Discrimination In Prisons
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned caste-based discrimination like division of manual labour, segregation of barracks and bias against prisoners of de-notified tribes and habitual offenders.
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Daughter Of Ex Iran President Released After 2 Years In Jail: Report
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was released on Wednesday after two years behind bars in Tehran's Evin prison, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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Arvind Kejriwal To Resign In 48 Hours, BJP Asks "Why Not Today?"
Two days after he was granted bail and walked out of prison after six months, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched an all-out attack against the Narendra Modi government and said it was more dictatorial than the British.
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Do Not Create Fuss Over Facilities: Jailer Warns Kannada Actor Darshan
The jailer of the Ballari Prison has warned the Kannada actor Darshan not to create any fuss over facilities provided to him inside the prison.
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Arvind Kejriwal Bail Live Updates: Arvind Kejriwal Walks Out Of Jail, AAP Leaders Celebrate
Arvind Kejriwal bail Live: The Aam Aadmi Party leader can now leave jail - after nearly six months in prison without a trial - after having secured bail in a case filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
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UP Jail Inmate Found Hanging In Prison, Woman Claims Husband Was "Killed"
Accusing her family of lodging false kidnapping and rape cases against her husband who allegedly committed suicide in jail, a woman on Monday said they had eloped and got married. She claimed her husband was "killed" in prison.
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Gangster Serving Life Sentence In Uttarakhand Jail Initiated Into Monkhood
An underworld don serving life sentence in the Almora district jail was offered 'diksha' by seers in the prison premises recently to initiate him into monkhood, claimed a man who mediated between the don and the seers.
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2 Indian-Origin Malaysians Jailed For 10 Months Over Smuggling Attempt
A Singapore court on Friday sentenced two Malaysian nationals of Indian descent to 10 months in prison for attempting to smuggle a fellow citizen out of the country by concealing him in the cargo compartment of a truck.
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On BJP's Haryana Polls 1st List - Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has named former prison official Sunil Sangwan - who granted Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Ram Rahim parole six times - on its list of candidates for next month's Haryana Assembly election.
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1 Doctor For Over 5,500 Inmates, MP Jails Struggle With Healthcare Crisis
The prisons in Madhya Pradesh are facing a severe crisis in health services, with a staggering 72.4 per cent positions of doctors and 47.4 per cent positions of other medical staff remaining vacant.
