Citing Sanjay Bhandari case, UK court rejects another extradition requestIn a setback for the Indian government, a UK court rejected the extradition request for Virkaran Awasty, accused in a rice buying scandal. ...
18 Apr, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
India seeks permission to appeal in Sanjay Bhandari extradition dischargeThe Indian government has sought permission to appeal against the discharge of Sanjay Bhandari, a defence consultant, from extradition by a...
14 Mar, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
UK High Court washes down the sink Indian govt's plan to extradite Sanjay BhandariThe UK high court allowed Sanjay Bhandari's appeal against extradition to India, citing inadequate prison conditions and safety concerns. T...
02 Mar, 2025, 11.34 PM IST
Indian businessman wins UK extradition appeal over torture concernsAn Indian businessman, Sanjay Bhandari, 63, has won his appeal against extradition from Britain due to risks of torture or mistreatment in ...
28 Feb, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
'Prohibited item' found with Sharjeel Imam during search, Tihar authorities tell courtImam, also facing sedition charges for his alleged inflammatory speeches, is in judicial custody since January 2020. After the search last ...
01 Aug, 2022, 06.52 PM IST
Delhi riots: Student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita released from prison on bailThe order came two days after the Delhi High Court granted bail to Narwal, Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, who were arrested in May last year ...
17 Jun, 2021, 07.43 PM IST
Delhi riots:Not given medical treatment in jail for toothache for past 3 days, Umar Khalid allegesThe court directed the jail authorities to file a compliance report before it within two days. It said if the dentist was not available in ...
16 Dec, 2020, 07.46 PM IST
UK HC quashes lower court's order against extraditing bookie Sanjeev Chawla to IndiaThe High Court ruled that it is convinced with the assurances provided by the Indian government regarding the safety of prison conditions i...
16 Nov, 2018, 10.25 PM IST
Supreme Court forms panel to bring in jail reformsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel headed by a retired judge of the court to usher in drastic prison reforms and decongest overcro...
26 Sep, 2018, 08.27 AM IST
UK High Court hears bookie Sanjeev Chawla extradition appealLord Justice Leggatt and Justice Dingemanns began hearing the Indian government's grounds for the appeal at a day-long hearing this morning.
24 Apr, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
India moves ahead on extradition cases of Mallya, Chawla in UKAccording to court documents, Delhi-born 50-year-old Chawla had moved to the UK on a business visa in 1996, where he has been based while m...
15 Jan, 2018, 08.38 PM IST
India moves UK high court for extradition of bookie Sanjeev ChawlaThe District Judge had discharged the accused after a Westminster Magistrates' Court hearing last month on human rights grounds.
08 Nov, 2017, 08.03 PM IST
UK rejects 2 Indian extradition requestsThe Anguralas were wanted for fraud dating back to between 1990 and 1993 against the public sector bank, causing a total loss of about 24,0...
05 Nov, 2017, 01.05 PM IST
Custodial violence won't be tolerated, says Delhi HCThe judge also issued a notice to the AAP government and the DG Prison of Tihar Jail and asked them to file a status report on a plea alleg...
24 Jul, 2017, 02.07 PM IST
Course correction after Afzal Guru's hanging; new prison manualThe new model prison manual consisting of 32 chapters aims at bringing in basic uniformity in laws, rules and regulations governing the adm...
21 Jan, 2016, 09.01 PM IST
4,18,536 prisoners lodged in different jails in the countryThere were a total of 4,18,536, inmates lodged in the jails in the country as against the capacity of 3,56,361 prisoners, by the end of Dec...
09 Dec, 2015, 05.29 PM IST
Tihar gets its own radio station -- TJ FM RadioIn yet another first, the country's largest prison Tihar Jail has now got its very own FM radio station.
30 Jul, 2013, 11.09 PM IST