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Maharashtra's 'Rummy' Minister Resigns Hours After Conviction In 1995 Case
Maharashtra Sports Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate resigned, hours after a court upheld his conviction in a three-decade-old housing scam case, triggering political churn within the state's ruling Mahayuti alliance.
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Bangladeshi National In India Jailed For 8 Years In Rape Case
A sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to eight years in prison after holding him guilty in a rape case.
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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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Maharashtra To Double Honorarium Amount For Emergency Prisoners
The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to double the honorarium provided by the state government to those imprisoned during the Emergency in 1975.
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High-Security Jail To Come Up In Mumbai As State Passes Prison Reform Bill
The Maharashtra legislative assembly here on Friday passed a bill seeking to reform the prison system in the state.
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Gangster, Out Of Jail, Holds "Comeback" Rally, Sent Back To Prison
A gangster in Maharashtra was recently released from jail, but was sent back to prison after his celebration rally video went viral on social media.
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How Long Will You Keep Blast Convict In Solitary Confinement: High Court
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know from the Maharashtra prison authorities how long they plan to keep Himayat Baig, convicted in the 2010 Pune blast case, in solitary confinement.
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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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Murder Convict Serving Life Sentence Escapes From Pune Jail
A prisoner serving life imprisonment has escaped from the open jail of Yerawada Central Prison in Maharashtra's Pune city, police said on Tuesday.
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145 Maharashtra Prisoners' Sentences Reduced After Securing Degrees
One is a convicted murderer while the other is serving time for theft. The two are among 145 prisoners in Maharashtra who were given reductions in their respective sentences for completing graduation, and post-graduation programmes.
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Prisoner Escapes During Hospital Visit In Mumbai. Then, This Happens
He was taken to Maharashtra government-run JJ Hospital in central Mumbai for treatment of an ailment.
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Maharashtra Jails To Use Drones To Prevent Fights Among Inmates
Authorities at Maharashtra's Nashik jail have started using drones to keep a check on prisoners and prevent fights among them.
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Maharashtra Government To Deploy Surveillance Drones In Prisons
The Maharashtra government would be soon using drones for surveillance purposes in major prisons in the state, an official said on Tuesday.
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At 41,075, Number Of Inmates In Maharashtra Jails Exceeds Capacity: Report
The number of inmates in 60 jails in Maharashtra stood at 41,075 as on January 31, 2023, while the total capacity is 24,722, as per the Prison Department statistics.
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9 Undertrial Prisoners Hospitalised In Maharashtra, Food Poisoning Suspected
Nine undertrials lodged in a police lockup in Maharashtra's Palghar district were rushed to hospital due to suspected food poisoning, an official said on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra's 'Rummy' Minister Resigns Hours After Conviction In 1995 Case
Maharashtra Sports Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate resigned, hours after a court upheld his conviction in a three-decade-old housing scam case, triggering political churn within the state's ruling Mahayuti alliance.
-
Bangladeshi National In India Jailed For 8 Years In Rape Case
A sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to eight years in prison after holding him guilty in a rape case.
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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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Maharashtra To Double Honorarium Amount For Emergency Prisoners
The Maharashtra cabinet has decided to double the honorarium provided by the state government to those imprisoned during the Emergency in 1975.
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High-Security Jail To Come Up In Mumbai As State Passes Prison Reform Bill
The Maharashtra legislative assembly here on Friday passed a bill seeking to reform the prison system in the state.
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Gangster, Out Of Jail, Holds "Comeback" Rally, Sent Back To Prison
A gangster in Maharashtra was recently released from jail, but was sent back to prison after his celebration rally video went viral on social media.
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How Long Will You Keep Blast Convict In Solitary Confinement: High Court
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know from the Maharashtra prison authorities how long they plan to keep Himayat Baig, convicted in the 2010 Pune blast case, in solitary confinement.
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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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Murder Convict Serving Life Sentence Escapes From Pune Jail
A prisoner serving life imprisonment has escaped from the open jail of Yerawada Central Prison in Maharashtra's Pune city, police said on Tuesday.
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145 Maharashtra Prisoners' Sentences Reduced After Securing Degrees
One is a convicted murderer while the other is serving time for theft. The two are among 145 prisoners in Maharashtra who were given reductions in their respective sentences for completing graduation, and post-graduation programmes.
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Prisoner Escapes During Hospital Visit In Mumbai. Then, This Happens
He was taken to Maharashtra government-run JJ Hospital in central Mumbai for treatment of an ailment.
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Maharashtra Jails To Use Drones To Prevent Fights Among Inmates
Authorities at Maharashtra's Nashik jail have started using drones to keep a check on prisoners and prevent fights among them.
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Maharashtra Government To Deploy Surveillance Drones In Prisons
The Maharashtra government would be soon using drones for surveillance purposes in major prisons in the state, an official said on Tuesday.
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At 41,075, Number Of Inmates In Maharashtra Jails Exceeds Capacity: Report
The number of inmates in 60 jails in Maharashtra stood at 41,075 as on January 31, 2023, while the total capacity is 24,722, as per the Prison Department statistics.
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9 Undertrial Prisoners Hospitalised In Maharashtra, Food Poisoning Suspected
Nine undertrials lodged in a police lockup in Maharashtra's Palghar district were rushed to hospital due to suspected food poisoning, an official said on Wednesday.
