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TopicTihar Jail

Topic: Tihar Jail

16 December Delhi gangrape convicts could now be hanged one by one, Tihar to decide

Convict Vinay can’t be executed as his mercy plea is with President, while 2 haven’t filed theirs. But Mukesh has exhausted his options, and could be hanged.

5 key steps Tihar Jail will take to hang 16 December gangrape convicts

The execution of the 4 convicts will take place at 7 am on 22 January. ThePrint takes a look at the steps, guidelines and rules on how that will be implemented.

Tihar jail searches for hangman for 16 December rapists as its own officers have refused

Jail manual has certain criteria for hangmen, but because there are so few in India, sometimes jail staff have carried out executions. But not this time.

Delhi Court admits plea filed by parents of 2012 Delhi gangrape victim for case transfer

The victim's parents also sought court's direction to Tihar Jail authorities to speed up the execution process for the rape convicts.

ED arrests Fortis’ Malvinder Singh, Religare’s Sunil Godhwani in money laundering case

Malvinder Singh and Sunil Godhwani are already lodged in Tihar jail after the Delhi Police arrested them, along with Malvinder's brother Shivinder, in the same case. The trio are accused of misappropriating funds of Religare Finvest Ltd.

How Tihar jailers protected Sikh inmates after Indira Gandhi’s assassination

Sunil Gupta began working in Tihar Jail in 1981. In a new book, he tells all about being a jailer in Asia's largest prison.

Death row convict in 2012 Delhi gangrape case files mercy plea

Vinay Sharma, one of the four death row convicts in the 16 December 2012 Delhi gangrape case, has filed his mercy petition before President Kovind.

Chidambaram keeps the trend alive: Why all Indian politicians fall sick on landing in jail

Under Home Minister Amit Shah, CBI and ED will remain overactive, keeping opposition leaders anxious about arrests – but not so much about prison time.

Why Chidambaram has to spend at least 7 days in Tihar jail

A CBI court Thursday sent former finance minister P. Chidambaram to judicial custody until 19 September.

On Camera

The Age of Anger began in 2014 with Modi. Now it’s time for bargaining, silence

2024 in India is the radicalisation of rights. Regardless of the verdict next month, this Lok Sabha election has silently asserted a return to the original promise of democracy.

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.