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"One Rule For All": Top Tihar Official Amid Arvind Kejriwal Insulin Row
Delhi's Tihar jail is like a city but it does not work in a vaccum, Sanjay Beniwal, the jail's Director General said today in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's allegation that he is not being administered insulin.
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Lt Governor Seeks Report After AAP's "Arvind Kejriwal Denied Medicine" Claim
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena Thursday asked the director general of prisons to submit a factual report into the Aam Aadmi Party's allegations that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not being provided insulin in Tihar jail.
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700 Tihar Jail Inmates Hired By Hotels, 1,200 To Get Hospital Jobs Soon
Around 700 inmates are employed and 1,200 more are presently getting training to work in various sectors after coming out of jail, Tihar's Director General (prisons) Sanjay Baniwal said.
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Right Body Notice To Delhi Government Over Sexual Assault Reports In Tihar Jail
The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the director general of Prisons over reports that a prisoner was sexually assaulted by fellow inmates in Tihar Jail, officials said on Monday.
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Senior Police Officer Sandeep Goel, Who Served As Tihar Prisons Chief, Suspended
Senior IPS officer and former director general of Tihar Prisons Sandeep Goel has been suspended by the Union Home Ministry for alleged dereliction of duties, officials said here on Thursday.
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Days After Allegations Against Jailed AAP Minister, Top Prison Official Moved
Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel has been transferred from the Tihar Jail here, days after jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar alleged extortion of Rs 10 crore for protection in prison.
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Ambani Bomb Scare: Delhi Seeks Report On Phone Seized From Tihar Jail
The Delhi government has sought a report from the director general of Delhi Prisons regarding seizure of a mobile phone from Tihar Jail, after police approached prison authorities in connection with the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare probe.
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Director General of Delhi Prisons Tests COVID-19 Positive
Director General of Delhi Prisons Sandeep Goel has tested positive for COVID-19, jail officials said on Friday.
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Tihar Inmate Accuses Jail Staff Of "Using Him" To Pass Mobile Phones Around
An undertrial prisoner at Tihar Jail has accused the prison staff of "using him" to the pass around mobile phones to other inmates. The prison officials, however, have refuted the allegation.
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Tihar Notice To Nirbhaya Convicts To File Mercy Petition Within 7 Days
Tihar Jail administration on Wednesday issued a notice to the convicts of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case to file a mercy petition within seven days, Director General (Prison) Sandeep Goel said.
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Not Practical To Allow Conjugal Visits In Jails, Delhi High Court Told
Prison authorities have told the Delhi High Court that it is not practical to permit conjugal visits for prisoners as rules do not provide for such facility and there is limited infrastructure available.
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Yasin Malik Absolutely Fine And Healthy, Say Cops After Wife Raises Concerns
The condition of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik is absolutely fine and there is no reason for any worry about his health, Director General of Tihar Prison Sandeep Goel said on Sunday night.
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Tihar Jail Chief Quits Hours After Being Appointed By AAP Government
Hours after taking charge on Wednesday, the new chief of Delhi's Tihar Jail quit saying his appointment had not been approved by the "competent authority" - or Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Senior police officer JK Sharma had been appointed Director General of Asia's largest prison by the Aam Aadmi Party government.
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Delhi Government Appoints Tihar Director General, LG Terms It Null And Void
In yet another face off, AAP government today appointed senior IPS officer JK Sharma as the Director General of Tihar Jail but Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung declared the order "null and void", saying the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation did not seek his prior approval.
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New Ward For Old-Age Inmates Inaugurated at Tihar Jail
Keeping in mind the health and age-related problems faced by elderly inmates, Tihar Director General Alok Verma today inaugurated a new ward for the senior inmates lodged at the prison.
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"One Rule For All": Top Tihar Official Amid Arvind Kejriwal Insulin Row
Delhi's Tihar jail is like a city but it does not work in a vaccum, Sanjay Beniwal, the jail's Director General said today in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's allegation that he is not being administered insulin.
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Lt Governor Seeks Report After AAP's "Arvind Kejriwal Denied Medicine" Claim
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena Thursday asked the director general of prisons to submit a factual report into the Aam Aadmi Party's allegations that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not being provided insulin in Tihar jail.
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700 Tihar Jail Inmates Hired By Hotels, 1,200 To Get Hospital Jobs Soon
Around 700 inmates are employed and 1,200 more are presently getting training to work in various sectors after coming out of jail, Tihar's Director General (prisons) Sanjay Baniwal said.
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Right Body Notice To Delhi Government Over Sexual Assault Reports In Tihar Jail
The NHRC has issued notices to the Delhi government and the director general of Prisons over reports that a prisoner was sexually assaulted by fellow inmates in Tihar Jail, officials said on Monday.
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Senior Police Officer Sandeep Goel, Who Served As Tihar Prisons Chief, Suspended
Senior IPS officer and former director general of Tihar Prisons Sandeep Goel has been suspended by the Union Home Ministry for alleged dereliction of duties, officials said here on Thursday.
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Days After Allegations Against Jailed AAP Minister, Top Prison Official Moved
Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel has been transferred from the Tihar Jail here, days after jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar alleged extortion of Rs 10 crore for protection in prison.
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Ambani Bomb Scare: Delhi Seeks Report On Phone Seized From Tihar Jail
The Delhi government has sought a report from the director general of Delhi Prisons regarding seizure of a mobile phone from Tihar Jail, after police approached prison authorities in connection with the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare probe.
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Director General of Delhi Prisons Tests COVID-19 Positive
Director General of Delhi Prisons Sandeep Goel has tested positive for COVID-19, jail officials said on Friday.
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Tihar Inmate Accuses Jail Staff Of "Using Him" To Pass Mobile Phones Around
An undertrial prisoner at Tihar Jail has accused the prison staff of "using him" to the pass around mobile phones to other inmates. The prison officials, however, have refuted the allegation.
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Tihar Notice To Nirbhaya Convicts To File Mercy Petition Within 7 Days
Tihar Jail administration on Wednesday issued a notice to the convicts of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case to file a mercy petition within seven days, Director General (Prison) Sandeep Goel said.
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Not Practical To Allow Conjugal Visits In Jails, Delhi High Court Told
Prison authorities have told the Delhi High Court that it is not practical to permit conjugal visits for prisoners as rules do not provide for such facility and there is limited infrastructure available.
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Yasin Malik Absolutely Fine And Healthy, Say Cops After Wife Raises Concerns
The condition of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik is absolutely fine and there is no reason for any worry about his health, Director General of Tihar Prison Sandeep Goel said on Sunday night.
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Tihar Jail Chief Quits Hours After Being Appointed By AAP Government
Hours after taking charge on Wednesday, the new chief of Delhi's Tihar Jail quit saying his appointment had not been approved by the "competent authority" - or Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. Senior police officer JK Sharma had been appointed Director General of Asia's largest prison by the Aam Aadmi Party government.
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Delhi Government Appoints Tihar Director General, LG Terms It Null And Void
In yet another face off, AAP government today appointed senior IPS officer JK Sharma as the Director General of Tihar Jail but Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung declared the order "null and void", saying the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation did not seek his prior approval.
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New Ward For Old-Age Inmates Inaugurated at Tihar Jail
Keeping in mind the health and age-related problems faced by elderly inmates, Tihar Director General Alok Verma today inaugurated a new ward for the senior inmates lodged at the prison.
