Tihar Jail

At present, 178 extradition requests from India are pending abroad, with around 20 in the United Kingdom alone

26/11 Mumbai-attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana lodged in Tihar Jail's high-security cell: Sources

Hours after a Delhi court remanded Rana in judicial custody, he was taken to Tihar Jail amid heavy security on Friday evening.

Delhi government to relocate Tihar jail, allocates Rs 10 crore for survey

Established in 1958, Tihar Jail is one of the largest prison complexes in India, comprising nine central prisons spread over more than 400 acres.

Sajjan Kumar Sentenced to Life in 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case

Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar was found guilty in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced to life imprisonment. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja pronounced the verdict for the killings of Jaswant Singh and his son in Delhi’s Saraswati Vihar. The complainant sought the death penalty, arguing Kumar incited genocide. Kumar, 81, was already serving a life sentence for another riot-related case. The Nanavati Commission reported 2,733 deaths, with only 28 convictions. Sikh groups demanded the death penalty ahead of the ruling. Kumar remains in Tihar Jail, convicted for multiple riot-related murders and the burning of a gurdwara.

Who is Zoya Begum Khan? Delhi's 'lady don' who was arrested with Rs 1 crore heroin

Special Cell ACP Sanjay Dutt and Inspector Sandeep Dabas finally managed to trap her in a drug case. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested her from Northeast Delhi’s Welcome area while she was supplying drugs.

Kejriwal resorting to 'willful low calorie intake' in jail: Delhi LG in letter

Delhi LG VK Saxena alleges CM Arvind Kejriwal, in Tihar jail, is deliberately not following his prescribed medical diet and medicines, according to a report by the Prison Superintendent.

Delhi's Patiala House court allows two-hour custody parole to Engineer Rashid to take oath as MP

Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, was elected from Baramulla seat as an independent candidate defeating National Conference leader Omar Abdullah in the recent Lok Sabha polls

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal surrenders at Tihar jail

AAP leaders, including Atishi, Kailash Gahlot and Saurabh Bharadwaj, Rajya Sabha MPs Sanjay Singh and Sandeep Pathak, and party leaders Durgesh Pathak, Rakhi Birla and Reena Gupta were also present

Arvind Kejriwal Visits Hanuman Mandir After Release from Tihar Jail

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal offered prayers at Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place after being granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case. Kejriwal also held a press conference at the AAP office later in the day.

Need to save country from dictatorship, says Arvind Kejriwal after walking out of Tihar jail

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday thanked Lord Hanuman as he stepped out of Tihar Jail on interim bail

Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj to meet Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail

The Delhi chief minister who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case on March 21 has not stepped down and the Aam Aadmi Party has asserted that he will continue to run the government from jail.

Neither advised any insulin nor any requirement indicated: Tihar officials in report to L-G on Kejriwal's request

The administration stated that there is adequate availability of insulin in the jail dispensary and can be administered to Kejriwal as and when required.

VVIP inmates have to be kept with 'great caution' in Tihar: Former police commissioner Neeraj Kumar

Talking about the pressures of serving in Delhi, he said the Delhi Police is blessed because there is no pressure from local politicians

Delhi court directs Tihar jail authorities to provide electric kettle, table, chair to Kejriwal

The counsel said when the judge had forwarded Kejriwal to jail on April 1, an application was moved for providing him a chair and table but no directions were issued.

A 'restless' night, meditation in morning: How Arvind Kejriwal spent his first 24 hours at Tihar jail

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor was sent to judicial custody till April 15 by a Delhi court in connection with the liquor policy case

AAP's Satyendar Jain collapses in Tihar Jail, in ICU: Party sources

Earlier in the day, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had said Jain was first admitted to the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital, and later, shifted to the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash (LNJP) Hospital due to breathing problems.

AAP alleges Manish Sisodia being kept with criminals in Tihar Jail, authorities deny charge

AAP national spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Manish Sisodia is being kept with other criminals in the jail and has been refused “vipassana” cell.

Excise case: ED questions Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail; one more businessman arrested

The federal probe agency also made a fresh arrest in this case as it took into custody Hyderabad-based liquor businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai on Monday evening, they said. The ED investigators reached the Tihar Jail to record the statement of Sisodia under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Cash is no longer king in Tihar: There’s a new boss in town

Tihar Jail is full of stories of how power and pelf bent rules this way and that. A new man now strides the corridors hoping to clean the system. But he needs to do a tightrope walk.

Video of jailed AAP minister Satyendar Jain meeting a Tihar jail superintendent surfaces

Jain, who is in the eye of a political storm over leaked videos purportedly showing him getting massages and other special facilities in the jail, has urged a court here to put a stop on CCTV camera footage of his cell being "leaked" to the media.

Tihar Jail superintendent suspended over alleged VIP treatment to AAP minister Satyendar Jain

Last week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed in a court here that Jain was getting special treatment inside the Tihar Jail.

Court takes cognisance of charge sheet against Tihar jail officials in gangster Ankit Gujjar death case

The CBI said that during investigation seven polycarbonate lathis having possible traces of blood were recovered from the jail.

For love, and for money: the con who ran his affairs from jail

When alleged conman Chandrashekhar made video calls to his victims from Tihar, they thought he was calling from his swanky office as that’s what they saw in the background.

Lock Kiya Jaye: Jail is hard for those with soft hands

The rich and mighty throw precious tantrums demanding special perks. But they realise that life here is without any trappings. And they are trapped. Some turn to god. Some try to escape, by suicide.

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair released from Tihar after SC grants bail

Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweets.