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Manager Of Hospital Among 2 Arrested In Mukhtar Ansari Ambulance Case: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 20, 2021

A manager of a hospital and a man were arrested from Mau in connection with the case of fake documents of an ambulance used to ferry gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari from a Punjab jail to a Mohali court, police said on Tuesday.

UP Police Form Special Team To Probe Papers Of Ambulance Used By Mukhtar Ansari

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 4, 2021

A special investigation team (SIT) has been set up by the Uttar Pradesh Police to probe the issue of fake documents of the ambulance which was used to ferry gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari from a Punjab jail to a Mohali court recently.

Top Court Hears Plea Seeking Transfer Of Mukhtar Ansari From Punjab To UP Jail

India News | ANI | Wednesday March 3, 2021

The Supreme Court is hearing a transfer petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh government seeking its direction to transfer alleged gangster and don-turned politician, Mukhtar Ansari from Roopar Jail in Punjab to jail in Uttar Pradesh.

Punjab Jail Warden Arrested For Selling SIM Cards To Inmates: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 7, 2021

A warden of Punjab's Kapurthala "modern" jail was arrested for allegedly running a racket of selling SIM cards to jail inmates in collusion with two city residents with criminal history, the police said on Thursday.

Murder Convict Serving Life Sentence Marries Inside Punjab Jail

Cities | Written by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday November 1, 2019

A high-security jail in Punjab witnessed the wedding of a murder convict with his finance on Wednesday. Authorities at Nabha maximum security jail also arranged a priest to solemnise the wedding of Mandeep Singh, who is serving a life sentence in a double murder case. This is the first time a marriage ceremony was organised inside the high security...

Punjab Jails To Get Religious Literature On Guru Nanak Birth Anniversary

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Friday September 13, 2019

The Punjab government has decided to distribute religious literature in all prisons in the state to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak Dev.

11 Former Cops Get Life Imprisonment For Killing Jail Inmate In Punjab

Amritsar News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 8, 2019

A court in Amritsar has sentenced 13 people, including 11 former policemen, to life imprisonment in a 2014 kidnapping and murder case of a jail inmate.

1 Killed, Many Injured In Ludhiana Jail Clashes Live-Streamed On Facebook

Ludhiana News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Thursday June 27, 2019

One prisoner was killed and more than 30 people, including several policemen, were injured in clashes that broke out between the inmates and cops at the Ludhiana Central Jail in Punjab this morning.

10 Injured As Inmates Clash At Ludhiana Jail

Ludhiana News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 27, 2019

At least 10 inmates of a jail in Punjab's Ludhiana city sustained injuries on Thursday in a clash between two groups, police said.

Dera Followers Demand Probe After Sacrilege Accused Killed In Punjab Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 23, 2019

Followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect have demanded a judicial probe after a follower, accused in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege case, was killed in inside a prison in Punjab's Nabha on Saturday.

Bihar Shelter Home Case Accused To Be Shifted Punjab Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 30, 2018

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed for shifting of Brajesh Thakur -- the main accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case -- to Patiala prison from Bihar's Bhagalpur jail.

Shiv Sena Leader Serving Four-Year Imprisonment, Attacked In Punjab Jail

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 25, 2018

A Shiv Sena leader serving a four-year imprisonment in a fraud case was injured when at least five inmates attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon today morning, the police said.

Mobile Phones Hidden In Surgical Gloves Found Buried In Punjab Jail

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday May 31, 2018

In the fourth recovery of this month, officials at Punjab's Gurdaspur jail have found more mobile phones buried in the ground. The phones were hidden in surgical gloves and planted two feet under a sanitary pipe. The jail authorities have so far seized 21 mobile phones and massive search operations are being launched every day to tackle the menace ...

UK To Raise With India Concern Over British Sikh Held In Punjab Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 15, 2018

The UK government has said that it will raise concerns around the case of a British Sikh being held in a maximum-security jail in Punjab at "senior levels" in India.

Gangster Involved In Nabha Jailbreak Arrested

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 26, 2017

A gangster who played a key role in the sensational Nabha jailbreak was nabbed in Patiala district today.