Chhattisgarh Jails
-
{
- All
- News
-
Congress Versus BJP In Chhattisgarh Assembly Over Anti-Conversion Bill
High drama unfolded in the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday as the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, triggered a fierce political showdown.
-
Congress Flags Overcrowding In Chhattisgarh Jails After 66 Prisoner Deaths In A Year
The Question Hour of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly turned into a tense confrontation over the death of 66 prisoners inside the state's jails between January 2025 and January 2026.
-
"Let's See His Reaction": Woman Surprises Boyfriend In Jail, Shoots Reel
Raipur Central Jail, meant to be one of the most secure institutions in Chhattisgarh, is once again under a cloud after a sensational video surfaced showing a young woman freely recording a video inside the jail's visiting room.
-
HIV Positive Man Robs Chhattisgarh Temples, Calls It 'Revenge Against God'
The accused, who is HIV-positive, told police he lost faith in religion after contracting the virus during a jail term in 2012, when he was serving time in an assault case.
-
Prisoner Escapes From Chhattisgarh Jail, Exposes Lapses In Security
The escape of a prisoner from Raipur Central Jail has triggered panic within the jail administration and exposed glaring lapses in its security arrangements.
-
Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam: Bhupesh Baghel's Son Jailed In Same Prison As Father, Grandfather
The Baghel family's history with Raipur Central Jail is marked by a rare coincidence, with three generations sharing the same barrack.
-
4 Under Trial In Rape, POCSO Act Cases Escape From Chhattisgarh Jail
Four prisoners facing trial in rape and POCSO Act cases escaped from a district jail in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.
-
"Made-Up Conversion Story": Tribal Girls After Bail To Kerala Nuns
Kumari Lalita Usendi, her voice firm but emotional, says she feels good that she has been proven innocent. "Jyoti Sharma sent bhaiya and sister to jail without any proof. Today we got bail, and it feels good," Ms Usendi said.
-
Congress Office, Ex-Minister's Property Worth Rs 6 Crore Seized In Chhattisgarh
The Enforcement Directorate attached properties worth over Rs 6 crore, including assets belonging to former state excise minister Kawasi Lakhma and his son as well as the Congress Bhawan.
-
Anti-Money Laundering Law Misused Like Dowry Law: Supreme Court
The PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) is being used repeatedly to keep people in jail, the Supreme Court said today. A bench pulling up the Enforcement Directorate, said the law is being misused like the dowry law.
-
4 Get 10 Years In Jail For Trying To Run Over IAS Officer With JCB machine
A special court here on Wednesday sentenced four persons to 10 years of imprisonment for trying to kill an IAS officer by crushing his car with a JCB machine in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, a government lawyer said on Wednesday.
-
"Whosoever Goes To Jail Will Not Get Bail": Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
More than (stray) dogs and cats, the personnel of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax are moving around, said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, adding if anyone goes to jail will not get bail.
-
This Padma Shri Awardee Is Wood Art Trainer, 'Counsellor' For Jail Inmates
Ajay Kumar Mandavi, chosen from Chhattisgarh for the Padma Shri awards this year, has for more than a decade been teaching Kanker jail inmates, several of them arrested in cases related to the outlawed Maoist movement, wooden calligraphy art.
-
Chhattisgarh Artist, Who Gave Undertrials New Lives, Gets Padma Shri
Chhattisgarh's Ajay Mandavi, who teaches wood calligraphy art to jail inmates, has been honoured with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri, by the Union government for excellence in art.
-
Man In Jail Threatens Industrialist Naveen Jindal, Demands Rs 50 Crore
An inmate from a jail in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district allegedly sent a threat letter to a Raigarh-based steel plant of industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal demanding Rs 50 crore from him.
-
Congress Versus BJP In Chhattisgarh Assembly Over Anti-Conversion Bill
High drama unfolded in the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Thursday as the Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, triggered a fierce political showdown.
-
Congress Flags Overcrowding In Chhattisgarh Jails After 66 Prisoner Deaths In A Year
The Question Hour of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly turned into a tense confrontation over the death of 66 prisoners inside the state's jails between January 2025 and January 2026.
-
"Let's See His Reaction": Woman Surprises Boyfriend In Jail, Shoots Reel
Raipur Central Jail, meant to be one of the most secure institutions in Chhattisgarh, is once again under a cloud after a sensational video surfaced showing a young woman freely recording a video inside the jail's visiting room.
-
HIV Positive Man Robs Chhattisgarh Temples, Calls It 'Revenge Against God'
The accused, who is HIV-positive, told police he lost faith in religion after contracting the virus during a jail term in 2012, when he was serving time in an assault case.
-
Prisoner Escapes From Chhattisgarh Jail, Exposes Lapses In Security
The escape of a prisoner from Raipur Central Jail has triggered panic within the jail administration and exposed glaring lapses in its security arrangements.
-
Chhattisgarh Liquor Scam: Bhupesh Baghel's Son Jailed In Same Prison As Father, Grandfather
The Baghel family's history with Raipur Central Jail is marked by a rare coincidence, with three generations sharing the same barrack.
-
4 Under Trial In Rape, POCSO Act Cases Escape From Chhattisgarh Jail
Four prisoners facing trial in rape and POCSO Act cases escaped from a district jail in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.
-
"Made-Up Conversion Story": Tribal Girls After Bail To Kerala Nuns
Kumari Lalita Usendi, her voice firm but emotional, says she feels good that she has been proven innocent. "Jyoti Sharma sent bhaiya and sister to jail without any proof. Today we got bail, and it feels good," Ms Usendi said.
-
Congress Office, Ex-Minister's Property Worth Rs 6 Crore Seized In Chhattisgarh
The Enforcement Directorate attached properties worth over Rs 6 crore, including assets belonging to former state excise minister Kawasi Lakhma and his son as well as the Congress Bhawan.
-
Anti-Money Laundering Law Misused Like Dowry Law: Supreme Court
The PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) is being used repeatedly to keep people in jail, the Supreme Court said today. A bench pulling up the Enforcement Directorate, said the law is being misused like the dowry law.
-
4 Get 10 Years In Jail For Trying To Run Over IAS Officer With JCB machine
A special court here on Wednesday sentenced four persons to 10 years of imprisonment for trying to kill an IAS officer by crushing his car with a JCB machine in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, a government lawyer said on Wednesday.
-
"Whosoever Goes To Jail Will Not Get Bail": Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
More than (stray) dogs and cats, the personnel of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax are moving around, said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, adding if anyone goes to jail will not get bail.
-
This Padma Shri Awardee Is Wood Art Trainer, 'Counsellor' For Jail Inmates
Ajay Kumar Mandavi, chosen from Chhattisgarh for the Padma Shri awards this year, has for more than a decade been teaching Kanker jail inmates, several of them arrested in cases related to the outlawed Maoist movement, wooden calligraphy art.
-
Chhattisgarh Artist, Who Gave Undertrials New Lives, Gets Padma Shri
Chhattisgarh's Ajay Mandavi, who teaches wood calligraphy art to jail inmates, has been honoured with the fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri, by the Union government for excellence in art.
-
Man In Jail Threatens Industrialist Naveen Jindal, Demands Rs 50 Crore
An inmate from a jail in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district allegedly sent a threat letter to a Raigarh-based steel plant of industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal demanding Rs 50 crore from him.
