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Maharashtra Jail Official Transferred Amid Forced Conversion Charges
The Maharashtra prison department on Wednesday transferred Beed district jail superintendent Petrus Gaikwad to Nagpur with immediate effect, following allegations of forcible religious conversion and ill-treatment of inmates.
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17 Years On, Gangster Arun Gawli Leaves Jail After Bail In Murder Case
After spending more than 17 years behind bars, gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli on Wednesday walked out of the Nagpur Central Jail days with the Supreme Court granting him bail in a 2007 murder case, officials said.
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Gangster Salman Tyagi Found Dead In Delhi Jail, Suicide Suspected: Cops
A notorious gangster with several criminal cases registered against him, including those for murder and extortion, was found dead in his cell at Mandoli Jail here on Saturday, officials said.
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Accused Of Hunting Deer, Maharashtra Man Threatened In Name Of Lawrence Bishnoi: Cops
Police in Beed district have begun a probe after local BJP functionary Satish Bhosale was issued a threat in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from a social media account, which an official on Sunday said may be fake.
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650 Inmates Of This Prison Get Smart Cards To Stay In Touch With Family
Authorities have distributed smart cards to nearly 650 inmates from the Harsul Central Jail in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city to help them stay in touch with their family members and lawyers, an official said today.
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Shooting Prank For Reel Lands 2 Class 12 Boys, 2 NEET Aspirants In Jail
Shooting a prank video of kidnapping a boy for social media cost dearly to four teenage students as they were detained by the police for their attempt to kidnap in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, an official said today.
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Maharashtra Ex Minister Gets 2-Year Jail In 2017 Case; Secures Bail
A court in Nashik on Wednesday sentenced independent MLA and former Maharashtra minister Omprakash alias Bachchu Kadu to two years' rigorous imprisonment for obstructing government work and trying to assault an official during a 2017 agitation.
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1 Year Jail For Maharashtra Congress MLA, 3 Others In 2017 Assault Case
A court in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Friday sentenced Congress MLA and former minister Sunil Kedar and three others to one year imprisonment for assaulting power company officials in 2017.
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Man Out On Parole Stabbed To Death Allegedly By Friend In Maharashtra
A man who was recently released from jail on parole was stabbed to death allegedly by a friend and the latter's associates in Nagpur in Maharashtra, a police official said on Thursday.
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"Comical": Court On Jail Officials' Refusal To Hand Over Book To Activist
The Bombay High Court on Monday was amused after it was informed that the Taloja prison authorities in Maharashtra refused to hand over a book written by noted English author and humourist PG Wodehouse to human rights activist Gautam Navlakha
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Rs 3 Crore Demand Made To Free Maharashtra Minister From Jail, Case Filed
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik's son has lodged an FIR after a person allegedly demanded Rs 3 crore from him to get his father out on bail, a police official said on Thursday.
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Murder Convict Dies In Attack By Inmates In Maharashtra Jail: Officials
A 49-year-old murder convict lodged in a jail in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district died allegedly after he was assaulted by other inmates, officials said on Friday.
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Miami-Type Multi-Storeyed Jail Planned In Mumbai: Prison Official
The Maharashtra prison department plans to set up a multi-storeyed facility in Mumbai that can accommodate up to 5,000 inmates to ease the pressure on Arthur Road Jail there which is crowded and offers no scope for expansion, a senior official said.
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Men Attempt To Throw Drug-Filled Tennis Ball Inside Maharashtra Jail, Arrested: Official
Three persons were arrested while they were allegedly planning to lob tennis balls filled with marijuana in Kalamba jail in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district for an associate lodged there, an official said on Thursday.
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Maharashtra Releases Over 600 Inmates From 37 Jails In 3 Days Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
The Maharashtra government has released 601 inmates from 37 prisons in the last three days to reduce crowding in view of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said.
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Maharashtra Jail Official Transferred Amid Forced Conversion Charges
The Maharashtra prison department on Wednesday transferred Beed district jail superintendent Petrus Gaikwad to Nagpur with immediate effect, following allegations of forcible religious conversion and ill-treatment of inmates.
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17 Years On, Gangster Arun Gawli Leaves Jail After Bail In Murder Case
After spending more than 17 years behind bars, gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli on Wednesday walked out of the Nagpur Central Jail days with the Supreme Court granting him bail in a 2007 murder case, officials said.
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Gangster Salman Tyagi Found Dead In Delhi Jail, Suicide Suspected: Cops
A notorious gangster with several criminal cases registered against him, including those for murder and extortion, was found dead in his cell at Mandoli Jail here on Saturday, officials said.
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Accused Of Hunting Deer, Maharashtra Man Threatened In Name Of Lawrence Bishnoi: Cops
Police in Beed district have begun a probe after local BJP functionary Satish Bhosale was issued a threat in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from a social media account, which an official on Sunday said may be fake.
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650 Inmates Of This Prison Get Smart Cards To Stay In Touch With Family
Authorities have distributed smart cards to nearly 650 inmates from the Harsul Central Jail in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city to help them stay in touch with their family members and lawyers, an official said today.
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Shooting Prank For Reel Lands 2 Class 12 Boys, 2 NEET Aspirants In Jail
Shooting a prank video of kidnapping a boy for social media cost dearly to four teenage students as they were detained by the police for their attempt to kidnap in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, an official said today.
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Maharashtra Ex Minister Gets 2-Year Jail In 2017 Case; Secures Bail
A court in Nashik on Wednesday sentenced independent MLA and former Maharashtra minister Omprakash alias Bachchu Kadu to two years' rigorous imprisonment for obstructing government work and trying to assault an official during a 2017 agitation.
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1 Year Jail For Maharashtra Congress MLA, 3 Others In 2017 Assault Case
A court in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Friday sentenced Congress MLA and former minister Sunil Kedar and three others to one year imprisonment for assaulting power company officials in 2017.
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Man Out On Parole Stabbed To Death Allegedly By Friend In Maharashtra
A man who was recently released from jail on parole was stabbed to death allegedly by a friend and the latter's associates in Nagpur in Maharashtra, a police official said on Thursday.
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"Comical": Court On Jail Officials' Refusal To Hand Over Book To Activist
The Bombay High Court on Monday was amused after it was informed that the Taloja prison authorities in Maharashtra refused to hand over a book written by noted English author and humourist PG Wodehouse to human rights activist Gautam Navlakha
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Rs 3 Crore Demand Made To Free Maharashtra Minister From Jail, Case Filed
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik's son has lodged an FIR after a person allegedly demanded Rs 3 crore from him to get his father out on bail, a police official said on Thursday.
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Murder Convict Dies In Attack By Inmates In Maharashtra Jail: Officials
A 49-year-old murder convict lodged in a jail in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district died allegedly after he was assaulted by other inmates, officials said on Friday.
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Miami-Type Multi-Storeyed Jail Planned In Mumbai: Prison Official
The Maharashtra prison department plans to set up a multi-storeyed facility in Mumbai that can accommodate up to 5,000 inmates to ease the pressure on Arthur Road Jail there which is crowded and offers no scope for expansion, a senior official said.
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Men Attempt To Throw Drug-Filled Tennis Ball Inside Maharashtra Jail, Arrested: Official
Three persons were arrested while they were allegedly planning to lob tennis balls filled with marijuana in Kalamba jail in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district for an associate lodged there, an official said on Thursday.
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Maharashtra Releases Over 600 Inmates From 37 Jails In 3 Days Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
The Maharashtra government has released 601 inmates from 37 prisons in the last three days to reduce crowding in view of the coronavirus outbreak, an official said.
