Tihar

Gangster Chhota Rajan Tests Covid Positive, Admitted To AIIMS

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 26, 2021

Underworld don Rajendra Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted to the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Services (AIIMS), Tihar jail authorities informed a sessions court in Mumbai on Monday.

IM Terrorist Questioned In Mukesh Ambani Security Scare Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 14, 2021

Indian Mujahideen terrorist Tehseen Akhtar was on Saturday questioned for "nearly four hours" inside the Tihar Jail by a team of the Delhi Police's Special Cell in connection with the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare probe, jail sources to PTI said.

Ambani Bomb Scare: Delhi Seeks Report On Phone Seized From Tihar Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 12, 2021

The Delhi government has sought a report from the director general of Delhi Prisons regarding seizure of a mobile phone from Tihar Jail, after police approached prison authorities in connection with the Mukesh Ambani bomb scare probe.

Mukesh Ambani Security Scare: Phone Traced To Tihar Cell Of IM Terrorist

India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Arun Nair | Friday March 12, 2021

A Telegram channel used to claim responsibility for placing an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's home in Mumbai, was created from inside a barrack in Delhi's Tihar jail where an Indian Mujahideen terrorist is being kept, police sources have told NDTV.

Ambani Security Scare: Cops Find Link To Spot Near Delhi's Tihar Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 11, 2021

A Telegram channel through which an organisation named Jaish-ul-Hind had claimed responsibility for placing an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence was "created in the Tihar" area of Delhi, a senior Mumbai police official said on Thursday.

Chemist Shop Employees Arrested For Trying To Extort Money: Delhi Police

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 3, 2021

A 27-year-old man working at a chemist shop in Delhi was arrested along with a colleague for allegedly trying to extort Rs 2 crore from a businessman and threatening him, posing as a gangster lodged in Tihar prison.

"Scanty, Sketchy Evidence": Disha Ravi Walks Out Of Jail

India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday February 23, 2021

Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate change activist charged with sedition after being arrested February 13 in connection with a "toolkit" relating to the farmers' protest, walked out of Delhi's Tihar Jail late Tuesday, hours after a Delhi court granted her bail

"Wrote Notes On Legs In Jail For Report": Journalist Mandeep Punia

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday February 4, 2021

Journalist Mandeep Punia, whose arrest last week at the Singhu border -- the epicentre of the farmers' protests outside Delhi -- sparked outrage, says he scribbled notes on his legs in Tihar Jail so he could file his reports. The freelance journalist was freed on bail by a Delhi court on Tuesday.

Not Being Given Treatment For Toothache In Jail, Alleges Delhi Riots Accused Umar Khalid

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2020

Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested in connection with a north east Delhi riots case, alleged before a court on Wednesday that he has not been given any medical treatment by the Tihar jail authorities for his toothache for the last three days.

Bhai Dooj 2020: Wishes Images, Messages, Status For WhatsApp and Facebook

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Monday November 16, 2020

Bhai Dooj, Bhaubeej, Bhai Tika, Bhai Phonta is a festival celebrated on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or of Shalivahan Shaka calendar month of Kartika. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. The celebrations of this day are similar to the festival of Rak...

Unitech Promoter's Plea To Allow Blanket Order On Physical Presence Refused

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 26, 2020

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass a blanket order on a plea by Unitech MD Sanjay Chandra, who is lodged in Tihar Jail for allegedly cheating home buyers, seeking to permit him to be produced physically before the meditation centre here to settle disputes.

Court Directs Jail Authorities To Provide Security To Umar Khalid

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 19, 2020

A Delhi court has directed the Tihar Jail authorities to provide adequate safety and security to former JNU student leader Umar Khalid, arrested under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in prison.

Director General of Delhi Prisons Tests COVID-19 Positive

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 25, 2020

Director General of Delhi Prisons Sandeep Goel has tested positive for COVID-19, jail officials said on Friday.

"Not Seen Inciting Violence": JNU Student Gets Bail In Delhi Riots Case

Delhi News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday September 18, 2020

Activist group Pinjra Tod's member Natasha Narwal has been granted bail in a case linked to the riots in north-east Delhi neighbourhoods this February. Ms Narwal will, however, stay in Delhi's Tihar Jail as she also faces charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act or UAPA in another case linked to the riots that left over 50 dea...

Court Orders Treatment For Unnao Rape Convict's Brother

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 18, 2020

The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the jail authorities to give adequate medical treatment for oral cancer to expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's brother Atul, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail for his role in the custodial killing of the Unnao rape victim's father.