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Topic: Tihar Jail

When ET says, ‘Kejriwal go home’ & Peking’s renaming spree

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Even God will not forgive BJP,’ says Atishi, claims Arvind Kejriwal lost 4.5 kg since arrest

AAP sources said since his arrest, Kejriwal’s doctors have expressed concern over his rapidly decreasing weight. The court has permitted him to carry his diabetes medications.

‘Naam photo dekh kar police ne ratvaya hai’ — how Surinder Koli ‘confession’ fell flat in Allahabad HC

Bench questioned prolonged police custody, delay in recording statement of Nithari accused in front of magistrate, said it could've been done to ensure he 'could recite taught confession'.

4 Tihar jail officials face suspension for ‘dereliction of duty’ over Yasin Malik’s SC appearance

DG (Prisons) says Yasin Malik told Tihar Jail officials that he needed to be present in Supreme Court since he is representing himself in multiple cases.

AAP leader Satyendar Jain collapses in Tihar Jail due to dizziness, hospitalised

Jain has been lodged in prison since his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case in May.

‘Caste, protection, money’ — Why high-security Tihar failed to stop high-profile murders inside prison

Tewatia & Tajpuriya murders, which took place within a month, expose chinks in security at Delhi's Tihar prison. Both were allegedly killed by fellow inmates. 

TN Police in Tihar were ‘criminally negligent’ in Tajpuriya murder, gangster had expressed ‘fear for life’

Suspended personnel didn’t intervene since, they claim, they weren't briefed on how to de-escalate such a situation. This is believed to be in Special Cell report being prepared on case.

Chased, cornered, stabbed repeatedly — gory CCTV shows how Tajpuriya was killed in high-security Tihar ward

Three men are seen stabbing Tillu Tajpuriya with makeshift weapons inside Jail No. 8 of Tihar prison complex, while a fourth is seen threatening gangster’s aides rushing to his rescue.

Tillu Tajpuriya, ‘trigger-happy’ gangster killed in Tihar, wanted to be ‘Delhi’s biggest don’

Tajpuriya was killed allegedly by members of rival Jitender Mann alias Gogi's gang. He was a key accused in 2021 Rohini court shootout, in which Gogi was killed.

Tillu Tajpuriya’s killing 2nd within a month in Tihar, the Delhi jail with history of gangster killings

Last month, Gangster Prince Tewatia was killed with at least 8 stab wounds in Tihar, which has gained a reputation as a place where extortion rackets & hits are orchestrated by inmates.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.