Tihar Jail: News

15 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

SC issues notice to ED on Kejriwal's plea against arrest

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate on an appeal filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

13 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Sunita asked to meet Kejriwal through glass window: Sanjay Singh 

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh claimed on Saturday that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was denied permission for an in-person meeting with his wife Sunita.

13 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Supreme Court to hear Kejriwal's plea against arrest on Monday

The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday. The apex court had refused to hear his plea on Wednesday.

12 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Liquor Policy Case: Kavitha sent to 3-day CBI custody 

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha has been sent to the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for three days.

12 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Kavitha threatened excise policy co-accused's business: CBI tells court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a Delhi court on Friday that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha threatened businessman Sarath Reddy, another accused in the Delhi liquor policy case.

Excise policy case: BRS's Kavitha arrested by CBI in Tihar 

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha was on Thursday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the money laundering probe linked to the now-scrapped excise policy case.

11 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

'Not fearing ED': Anand on quitting Kejriwal's cabinet, AAP

A day after resigning from the Delhi Cabinet and the Aam Aadmi Party, former minister Raaj Kumar Anand on Thursday refuted claims that his decision was influenced by fear of the Enforcement Directorate.

10 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

'Can't be associated with corruption...': Anand quits Delhi cabinet, AAP

Delhi Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Raaj Kumar Anand, has announced his resignation from both his cabinet position and party role.

10 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

'Hitler's gas chamber...': Sanjay Singh attacks BJP over Kejriwal's arrest

Recently released from jail, the Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to emotionally undermine Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

09 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal to stay in jail, petition against arrest rejected

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition against his arrest in the money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy case.

09 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

BJP trying to bring Delhi under president's rule: AAP MLAs

The Aam Aadmi Party MLAs in the Delhi Assembly voiced their concerns over the alleged efforts by the Bharatiya Janata Party to establish the President's rule in the national capital.

09 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi HC verdict on Kejriwal's plea against arrest likely today

The Delhi High Court is set to deliver a verdict on an appeal filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the money laundering case linked to now-scrapped excise policy.

08 Apr 2024

Sanjay Singh

AAP's Sanjay Singh mounts attack against BJP over electoral bonds

Sanjay Singh, an MP from the Aam Aadmi Party, has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of corruption in relation to electoral bonds.

08 Apr 2024

Excise Policy 2021-22

Delhi court rejects interim bail plea of BRS's K Kavitha

The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Monday denied the interim bail plea of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha.

06 Apr 2024

Delhi

Delhi liquorgate: Judicial custody of Sisodia extended till April 18 

The Rouse Revenue Court in Delhi has extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia and other arrested individuals in the Delhi liquor scam till April 18th.

05 Apr 2024

Manish Sisodia

'See you soon': Sisodia writes to his constituents from jail

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is currently incarcerated in Tihar Jail, has written a letter to his constituents in Patparganj.

05 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal in Tihar: CM spends time meditating, reading, doing yoga

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is in a 15-day judicial remand in Tihar Jail spends his time meditating, writing, reading books, and doing yoga, a report has said.

04 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Wife Sunita reads out Kejriwal's message for AAP MLAs 

Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, read out another message from him on Thursday.

04 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

'Why only vocal on Kejriwal's arrest, not Pakistanis?': US questioned

The United States Department of State was called out on Wednesday for bias in its treatment of political arrests.

04 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi HC rejects PIL to remove Kejriwal as CM

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking the removal of Arvind Kejriwal from his role as the chief minister of the national capital.

03 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Don, terrorist and gangster are Kejriwal's neighbors in Tihar

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be lodged in Tihar Jail until April 15, when his judicial remand is set to end.

03 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal's plea against arrest to be heard in court today 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set for review in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday.

03 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal 'unwell' in Tihar jail; lost 4.5kg weight: Report

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has fallen sick and lost around 4.5kg weight since his arrest on March 21, a report by NDTV said.

02 Apr 2024

Atishi

BJP planning to get me, 3 AAP leaders arrested: Atishi

Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of threatening her and three other party leaders with arrest unless they switch to the saffron party.

02 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Explained: Can Kejriwal continue as Delhi CM from Tihar Jail

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Monday sent to a 15-day judicial remand and transferred to Tihar Jail until April 15.

01 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal named two AAP ministers on key question: ED

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has named two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers during an interrogation in the alleged excise policy scam.

01 Apr 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal's arrest: Wife Sunita makes 'dictatorship' claim against BJP

After the Rouse Avenue Court sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to 15-day judicial custody, his wife Sunita Kejriwal on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre.

29 Mar 2024

Satyendar Jain

MHA sanctions CBI inquiry against AAP leader Satyendar Jain

The Union Home Ministry has sanctioned a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain, as reported by ANI.

24 Mar 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM Kejriwal issues first order from ED custody

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, currently detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has issued his first government order from lockup.

NIA asks Home Ministry to shift 10-12 gangsters to Andaman

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday requested the Union Home Affairs Ministry to shift dreaded gangsters from North Indian prisons to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, NDTV reported, quoting sources.

26 May 2023

Delhi

Delhi: 80 more prison officials transferred after gangster Tajpuriya's murder

Weeks after gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was allegedly murdered inside the Tihar Jail in Delhi, 80 more prison officials have been transferred, reported NDTV.

SC grants interim bail to Satyendar Jain on medical grounds

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain for six weeks on medical grounds.

25 May 2023

Satyendar Jain

Satyendar Jain shifted to ICU at LNJP Hospital

After being hospitalized at Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital in west Delhi on Thursday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi cabinet minister Satyendar Jain was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.

24 May 2023

Satyendar Jain

AAP flags Satyendar Jain's weight loss, BJP says 'emotional blackmail'

A war of words ensued between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after AAP leader and former Delhi cabinet minister Satyendar Jain looked feeble during his recent visit to Safdarjung Hospital.

23 May 2023

Delhi

Delhi: 26-year-old convict dies by suicide in Tihar Jail 

Hours after his conviction, a 26-year-old inmate in Delhi's Tihar Jail allegedly hanged himself inside the prison complex on Monday evening, reported the Hindustan Times.

15 May 2023

Satyendar Jain

Jail superintendent show-caused for shifting inmates over Satyendar Jain's 'loneliness'

The Tihar Jail administration in Delhi issued a show-cause notice to the superintendent of Tihar Jail No. 7 for transferring two inmates to the cell of former Delhi cabinet minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain.

02 May 2023

Delhi

Delhi: 2021 Rohini court shootout-accused gangster killed in Tihar Jail

In a shocking incident, jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya—the prime accused in the 2021 Rohini Court Complex shootout—was allegedly killed by rival gang members inside Delhi's Tihar Jail, NDTV reported, citing officials.

25 Mar 2023

Sukesh Chandrasekhar

Sukesh Chandrasekhar pens love letter to Jacqueline Fernandez from jail

Since being named in a Rs. 200 crore money laundering case, incarcerated conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has been grabbing headlines quite often.

09 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Delhi Liquor Policy case: ED interrogates Sisodia, defers Kavitha's questioning

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail for the second time in connection with the alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi Liquor Policy 2021-22.

08 Mar 2023

Manish Sisodia

Sisodia kept in segregated ward: Jail authorities rebuff AAP's allegations

The authorities of Tihar Jail clarified that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been lodged in a segregated ward of Central Jail-1 keeping his security in mind.