Amritsar Central Jail

AMRITSAR CENTRAL JAIL NEWS

A first :Amritsar Central Jail to get CRPF cover, 3 more jails to follow

November 16, 2019 8:01 am

Finding it difficult to to check various nefarious activities in the jails with the existing and available manpower, the Punjab government had last year approached Centre seeking deployment of Central forces.

532 kg heroin recovery case: 'Key accused died in jail due to medical negligence'

August 20, 2019 2:23 pm

Gurpinder, a diabetic patient, died in judicial custody on July 21 after his intermittent stay in Amritsar Central Jail since July. He was arrested by Customs after recovery of 532 kg heroin and 52 kg of mixed narcotics at Attari Integrated Check post.

30 Pakistan nationals continue to languish in Amritsar jail

May 20, 2017 6:32 am

Jail records for Goonga and Shukla contain no address in Pakistan, but even those whose addresses are given face the same fate.

BJP leadership mum on parole to terror convicts

April 28, 2016 9:16 am

A weak defence of the decision did come forward from the assistant media adviser to the Punjab government, Vineet Joshi, who said everything had been done as per legal requirements

Punjab custodial death: HC orders FIR to be filed against 33 officials

December 18, 2015 2:34 am

Justice Fateh Deep Singh also directed that all those indicted will have to collectively pay a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the family of the deceased.

Amritsar Central Jail to be shifted to defunct improvement trust project land

April 17, 2014 2:23 pm

In a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal recently,the Punjab government has decided to shift Amritsar Central Jail from Amritsar International Airport road to a site located in Fatahpur and Bharariwala village where Amritsar Improvement Trust (AIT) had planned a Dairy Development Scheme nearly two decades back.

Queuing up for jail food to ward off ‘Shani Dasha’,stay out of prison

September 04, 2012 11:06 am

People are heading to prisons in Punjab to have jail food after being advised by astrologers and pandits.

Jail officials find drugs stashed in vegetables,tiffin boxes

August 25, 2012 3:18 am

As jail authorities get tougher on inmates caught with narcotics,smugglers are finding unique methods to continue their trade.

‘Have mercy,if Hina is taken away,I’ll die’

December 04, 2011 1:37 am

SC order expressing concern over 5-yr-old Pak child in Punjab jail has left both Fatima and her daughter scared

Denied treatment,jail inmate dies in Amritsar

November 03, 2011 1:07 am

Prison staff ignored minister’s directive,doctors’ advice

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