Salem Prison

1993 Bombay blasts: same crime, different punishment

Written by Niha Masih, Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Sunday March 24, 2013

The world of politics and Bollywood may be batting for actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced by the Supreme Court to five years in prison for keeping weapons illegally. A young woman wants to know what of her mother.

Abu Salem has malaria, refuses treatment at hospital

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 24, 2012

Jailed gangster Abu Salem, who is suffering from malaria, has refused to get admitted to a hospital, preferring treatment inside the prison, said a hospital official on Saturday.

Three held for trying to smuggle ganja

Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 11, 2012

Three women have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle ganja into the Central prison here, police said today. The woman, relatives of prisoners, had come to the prison yesterday and on checking them, jail wardens found the contraband conceal...

Life convict suffering from AIDS pleads for mercy killing

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 5, 2012

A 38-year-old life convict suffering from AIDS has pleaded for mercy killing in Salem. The convict, Periyaswamy, lodged in the Salem central prison for the last six years, said that he plans to appeal to the President and Tamil Nadu Governor in this ...