Tihar Jail: News
23 Oct 2019
Sonia GandhiSonia Gandhi meets DK Shivakumar in Tihar: Details here
Congress is not giving up on its leaders, even the jailed ones. This is the message interim party president Sonia Gandhi sent on Wednesday when she visited DK Shivakumar in Tihar prison.
16 Oct 2019
Delhi High CourtINX Media case: ED officials arrest Chidambaram after interrogating him
Former Finance Minister and Congress veteran P Chidambaram, who is currently lodged at Tihar jail in connection to the INX Media case, was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials this morning.
15 Oct 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Enforcement Directorate allowed to arrest Chidambaram in INX Media case
On Tuesday, a special Delhi court allowed the Enforcement Directorate to arrest former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case.
01 Oct 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Shivakumar will remain in Tihar till October 15, rules court
In all likeliness, the woes of Congress leader DK Shivakumar will not end anytime soon.
30 Sep 2019
Delhi High CourtChidambaram can influence witnesses, feels Delhi HC; rejects bail plea
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram may influence witnesses and hence he can not be given bail, the Delhi High Court noted on Monday.
24 Sep 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Decisions taken collectively, how is Chidambaram at fault, asks Manmohan
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who is lodged in Tihar jail in connection to corruption in INX Media case, has found support in ex-Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
19 Sep 2019
P ChidambaramSetback for Chidambaram, will be lodged in Tihar till October-3
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, lodged in Tihar jail since September 5, will stay there till October 3, a special court ruled on Thursday.
11 Sep 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)From Tihar, Chidambaram mocks Narendra Modi-led government
P Chidambaram, former Union Minister of Finance and Home, may have been lodged at Tihar jail but that hasn't stopped him from attacking the government, led by BJP.
09 Sep 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)INX Media case: In message from Tihar, Chidambaram 'defends' officers
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who is currently in Tihar jail, said on Monday that he doesn't want any of the officers involved in the INX Media case to be arrested as they didn't commit any wrongdoing.
06 Sep 2019
Delhi High CourtINX Media case: How Chidambaram spent night at Tihar jail
The worst fears of former Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, came true on Thursday after a special court ordered that he should be sent to judicial custody at Tihar jail.
02 Sep 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaChidambaram won't be sent to Tihar jail for now
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram will not be sent to Tihar jail but will remain in the custody of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Supreme Court said on Monday.
15 Aug 2019
Times of IndiaPosing as NGO-worker, woman breaches Tihar's security to meet boyfriend
In a story that seems straight from a romance thriller, a woman managed to breach the security of Tihar Jail, South Asia's largest high-security prison complex, to meet her lover.
06 Jun 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Unnao case: BJP's Sakshi Maharaj meets rape-accused MLA in jail
Picture this: An MLA was accused of raping a minor and planning a conspiracy which killed her father. That MLA was sent to jail and months later, a parliamentarian paid him a visit.
15 Dec 2018
Lalu Prasad YadavRajpal Yadav performs comedy act for inmates in Tihar jail
As an actor, performing on stage is something of a specialty for Rajpal Yadav.
30 Nov 2018
Delhi High CourtBhool Bhulaiyaa actor Rajpal Yadav sentenced to three months prison
On Friday, the Delhi High Court sentenced Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav to three months in civil prison for failing to repay a loan of Rs. 5cr.
22 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaCorruption in Tihar: Prisoners have sofa, LED TV, mineral water
On Thursday, the Supreme Court expressed anger over reports that highlighted special treatment given to some inmates in Tihar jail.
11 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNirbhaya's mother approaches DCW over delay in execution of convicts
The mother of the 23-year-old paramedic student, who was brutally gang-raped and murdered in 2012, today said she approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to look into the delay in execution of the convicts.
11 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: 62-year-old fake cop, accomplice booked for extortion
A 62-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from people by posing as a police officer along with his accomplice in south-east Delhi.
25 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaUnitech owners living in luxury in the Tihar jail
The Chandra brothers, owner-directors of real estate firm Unitech, seem to be enjoying a relatively luxurious life inside the Tihar jail.
24 Apr 2018
Delhi PoliceIndian government approaches UK High Court for bookie Chawla's extradition
An appeal opened today in the UK High Court against Westminster Magistrates Court's decision to deny India's extradition request against UK-based alleged bookie Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, a key accused in the cricket match-fixing scandal involving former South African captain Hansie Cronje in 2000.
24 Apr 2018
MurderManu and Sushil Sharma, from notorious murderers to 'model prisoners'
Top officials are meeting this afternoon to decide the fate of Manu Sharma, the notorious murderer of Jessica Lall, and former Youth Congress president Sushil Sharma, the criminal in the 'tandoor murder' case.
23 Apr 2018
Delhi GovernmentJessica Lall's sister won't object to Manu Sharma's release
Sabrina Lall, Jessica Lall's sister, has forgiven Siddhartha Vashistha better known as Manu Sharma and has no objection to his early release.
22 Apr 2018
Hindustan TimesNow, Manu Sharma shifted to open-jail after 'good conduct'
Siddhartha Vashishtha, famously known as Manu Sharma, is serving a life sentence for killing Jessica Lal, a bartender in 1999.
16 Apr 2018
DNADanish-woman rape case: Delhi-HC upholds life imprisonment of five convicts
The Delhi High Court, on Monday, upheld life imprisonment given to five convicts for raping a 52-year-old Danish woman in Delhi in 2014.
23 Mar 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)INX money-laundering: Karti gets bail after 13-days in Tihar Jail
Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidamabaram, is out on bail in the INX money laundering case after 13 days in Tihar Jail.
18 Mar 2018
DelhiWhy are victims refusing to take compensation from Tihar Jail?
In 2010, Tihar jail authorities came up with an ingenious scheme to help crime victims: they would deduct money from wages earned by prisoners and disburse it as compensation.
27 Dec 2017
DelhiDawood Ibrahim's D-Company once again targets Chhota Rajan in Tihar
Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company is trying to get rid of Chhota Rajan even while he's in prison.
22 Dec 2017
DelhiDelhi: Four 'juveniles' allegedly rape 20-year-old woman, arrested
In yet another case, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by five youths, four of them suspected minors, in Delhi's Jahangirpuri.
28 Nov 2017
IndiaHuman rights violation of Tihar prisoners under Delhi HC scanner
Tihar jail is under scanner again, this time for grossly violating the fundamental, human and legal rights of its prisoners.
11 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi schoolgirl rape: Rape accused fears for daughter's safety
Vikas, the 38-year-old man accused of raping a five-year-old Class-I girl in a classroom inside Tagore Public School in Delhi's Gandhi Nagar, is now fearing his own daughter's safety.
05 Sep 2017
DelhiDelhi HC: Why are women-prisoners denied benefits?
Asking why the benefits of semi-open and open prisons aren't extended to women prisoners and the reason behind this discrimination, Delhi HC sought responses from Delhi's Government, Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal, and Director General of Prisons.
19 May 2017
HaryanaThe Chautala controversy- Class X or Class XII passed?
Former Haryana chief OP Chautala, imprisoned in Tihar Jail over a teachers' recruitment scam, has landed in a fresh controversy.
15 May 2017
IndiaCan prisons help prepare for the outside world?
The National Crime Records Bureau published astonishing findings in their latest survey on India's prison system.
10 May 2017
DelhiTihar jailmates will now learn bee-keeping, preparing honey
Inmates of Delhi's Tihar jail, the country's largest prison, are currently learning the art of bee-keeping and preparing honey within the four walls of the prison.
07 Apr 2017
Delhi Police6 jail-mates from Tihar can now work outside of prison
In a first, 6 inmates from Tihar jail will be allowed to look for employment outside of prison on the grounds of good behavior.
22 Feb 2017
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)AIIMS fires resident doctor over death of nurse
AIIMS fired a resident doctor for "wilful absence of duties", and served notice to a consultant "for not being available for the emergency", after a pregnant nurse died during delivery.
18 Feb 2017
Delhi PoliceAir India to launch all-women crew, round-the-world flight
To celebrate Women's Day, Air India will launch an all-women crew, around-the-world flight from Delhi to San Francisco and back, on February 27.
09 Feb 2017
WhatsAppRobbers flee with 30kg gold in daring Gurugram heist
In one of the most daring heists in Gurugram, six-seven robbers took off with over 30kg gold from Money Gold Rathnam firm.
