Jail

Gurgaon Cop Jumps From Building To Stop Prisoner From Escaping, Injured

Gurgaon News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 21, 2019

A police constable was injured in Gurugram today after he jumped from the first floor of a police station to catch a prisoner trying to escape. The cop suffered injuries to his legs and knees and has been admitted to a hospital, the police said.

Lalu Yadav's Life In Danger, Claims Wife Rabri Devi

India News | ANI | Saturday April 20, 2019

Former chief minister of Bihar Rabri Devi on Saturday alleged that her son Tejashwi Yadav was not allowed to meet Lalu Yadav in jail and that the life of her husband, the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) chief is in danger.

US "House Of Horror" Couple Gets Life In Jail For Torturing Their 13 Kids

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 20, 2019

A Southern California couple was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday after the pair pleaded guilty to charges stemming from grim, headline-making accusations they beat, starved and shackled their 13 children in the family's home, prosecutors said.

US Liquor Heiress Admits Role In Sex Cult Case, Faces 25 Years In Jail

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 20, 2019

Clare Bronfman, heiress to the Seagram liquor fortune, pleaded guilty Friday to her role in a secretive society of women sex slaves.

US Couple Get Life In Jail For Torturing, Abusing Their 12 Children

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 20, 2019

A California couple were handed life sentences Friday after admitting to imprisoning and torturing 12 of their 13 children in a grisly "House of Horrors" case that shocked the world.

Prisoner Alleges Tihar Jail Superintendent Branded 'Om' On His Back

Delhi News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Friday April 19, 2019

A prisoner in Delhi's Tihar Jail has alleged that he was beaten up, made to fast and the 'Om' symbol was branded on his back by the jail superintendent with a hot metal.

"Sadhvi Pragya's Remark On 26/11 Hero Hemant Karkare Personal, May Be Due To Torture": BJP

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday April 19, 2019

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's comments boasting about her "curse" on 26/11 hero Hemant Karkare were "personal" and may have been driven by the torture she faced when she was in jail in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, the ruling BJP said today amid wide condemnation of her comments.

Indian Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Jail In US For Call Centre Scam

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 19, 2019

A federal judge in Florida has sentenced an Indian citizen to eight years and six months in prison for his involvement in an India-based call centre scam, according to the US Justice Department.

In "Breaking Bad-Style", Japanese Professor Made Students Produce Drugs

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 19, 2019

A Japanese university professor could face up to 10 years in jail after allegedly getting his students to produce ecstasy, officials said Wednesday, in an echo of TV hit series "Breaking Bad".

Malegaon Victim's Father Wants Pragya Thakur Out Of Polls, Goes To Court

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday April 18, 2019

The father of one of the victims of the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has moved the special court that is hearing the case against Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and asked that her candidature in the Lok Sabha polls for the Bhopal seat be cancelled.

Election 2019: Sadhvi Pragya Breaks Down Alleging "Torture" In Jail, Slams Congress

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday April 19, 2019

The BJP's Bhopal candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a Malegaon blast accused whose participation in the election has generated a huge political controversy, broke down today while alleging torture in jail. Sadhvi Pragya Thakur joined the BJP yesterday and was named the Bhopal candidate soon after.

General Elections 2019: UPA Sent Amit Shah To Jail To Topple Gujarat Government, Says PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the then UPA government arrested BJP president Amit Shah and some police officers in Gujarat to topple the state government then headed by him.

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir In Jail, Protesters Demand Civilian Government

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Sudan's military rulers have transferred ousted president Omar al-Bashir to prison, a family source said Wednesday, as demonstrators keep up their sit-in outside the army complex calling for a swift transfer to civilian government.

Myanmar Pardons More Than 9,000 Prisoners In New Year Amnesty

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Myanmar began releasing more than 9,000 prisoners from jails on Wednesday, after the president announced an amnesty on the first day of the traditional New Year.

"My Sympathies To Naresh And Neeta Goyal": Vijay Mallya On Jet Crisis

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya lashed out at the centre for allegedly "discriminating" between state-owned and private airlines, and extended his "sympathies" to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal.