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Showers, western-style toilets: Tihar prepares for fugitives’ extradition

Showers, western-style toilets: Tihar jail preps barracks as govt pushes to extradite Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi

November 10, 2025 10:17 am

Jail wardens and other staff have also been sensitised on how to deal with such prisoners, the official said.

The court said that the expressions “coercive measures” and “coercive steps” derive their meaning and import from the context and the nature of the proceedings in which they are used.

9 Tihar Jail officials suspended for 'colluding with inmates to run extortion racket'

August 13, 2025 5:26 pm

The government told the Delhi High Court that disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against the officials for ‘conniving’ with jail inmates.

Undertrial dies by suicide in Tihar’s hospital ward, probe on

July 15, 2025 3:32 am

A magisterial inquiry has been ordered, an officer said.

Inside ‘Tihar’, Nepal’s ‘Diwali’ that worships dogs, crows, cows, goddess Laxmi and the bond of siblings

October 31, 2024 1:14 pm

Different communities add their unique touch to Tihar. Among the Sherpa, Tamang, Bhutia, and Gurung communities, themes of light and life are celebrated with distinct rituals and dances.

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No taps, little water, inmates cleaning with bare hands: Report in Delhi HC flags ‘unhygienic’ state of toilets in city jails

August 09, 2024 7:12 am

While the report states that the judges did not find any instance of manual scavenging in any of the jails during their inspection, they did find that eight of the 16 jails had “poor hygiene and sanitation”.

Tihar inmate injured in clash between members of 2 gangs

June 07, 2024 2:06 am

Tihar prison has been under fire since last year when gangsters Prince Tewatia and Tillu Tajpuria were killed in April and May, respectively.

Kejriwal spends restless night in Tihar, his sugar level low, say jail officials

April 02, 2024 1:07 pm

Two personnel from Tihar Jail Security and a jail warder have been deployed outside his cell. Jail authorities are keeping a watch on him through the CCTV cameras, while a quick reaction team has also been deployed near his cell, officials said.

Unlock Aaftab Poonawala for eight hours a day like other prison inmates: HC to Tihar authorities

March 15, 2024 9:15 pm

The HC was hearing Poonawala's plea claiming that “under the garb of his security”, he is being locked in for “22 hours a day out of 24”, which cannot be done as per jail rules.

Lawrence Bishnoi’s change of heart: Once afraid of Punjab Police, gangster now has no objection to return to their custody

June 14, 2023 6:50 am

A Delhi court has agreed to shift Bishnoi to the Bathinda jail in Punjab from the Mandoli jail in Delhi. Bishnoi's lawyer said they had no objection to it.

Delhi: Tihar doctor ‘caught’ smuggling drugs into prison, held

August 05, 2022 6:35 am

The doctor was arrested under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.

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Tihar jail inmates enjoy 'Parimarjan' musical event

July 10, 2015 3:27 pm

Parimarjan, a show put together by jail authorities and NGOs in Tihar’s jail no 3, treated hundreds of inmates to an evening of music and entertainment.