2005 'fake' encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh: High Court upholds acquittal of 22 personsThe Bombay High Court has upheld the acquittal of 22 individuals in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Shaikh alleged fake encounter case. Appeals filed ...
07 May, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Delhi HC rejects Arvind Kejriwal recusal plea, cites no biasJustice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to step down from hearing Arvind Kejriwal's excise police case. She stated Kejriwal's claims were base...
20 Apr, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
From black and white to color: Maharashtra prisoners to now get color TV sets and washing machinesMaharashtra's prisons are undergoing substantial upgrades aimed at improving living conditions for inmates. This initiative includes replac...
06 Jul, 2024, 01.19 PM IST
How long will you keep blast convict in solitary confinement: HC asks jail authoritiesBombay High Court questions Maharashtra prison authorities on Himayat Baig's prolonged solitary confinement in 2010 Pune blast case.
12 Jun, 2024, 08.42 PM IST
Maharashtra prisoners to now get ice creams, gol gappas as govt adds 173 new items in the listThe Maharashtra prison department has expanded the range of items available in jail canteens, including essential and recreational products...
01 Dec, 2023, 04.57 PM IST
Miami-type multi-storeyed jail planned in Mumbai: Prison officialAdditional Director General of Police (Prisons) Sunil Ramanand said the prison being envisaged will be on the lines of the Miami Correction...
14 Jul, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
COVID-19: Maharashtra releases 7,200 prisoners to curb overcrowdingIn a bid to decongest state jails due to coronavirus outbreak, the state prisons department has so far released over 7,200 prisoners across...
17 May, 2020, 01.18 PM IST
Maharashtra govt panel decides to release 50 pc prisoners from state jailsThe committee, comprising Bombay High Court Justice A A Sayed, Additional Chief Secretary of state Home department Sanjay Chahande and Maha...
12 May, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Coronavirus: Maharashtra releases 601 inmates from 37 jails in 3 daysThe prisoners were released on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) Sunil Ramanand said. "A total o...
30 Mar, 2020, 02.29 PM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: Nagpur Jail prisoners supply masks to government departmentsPrisoners working in the jail's stitching department manufacture hundreds of masks every day and these are supplied to several prisons and ...
20 Mar, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
Indrani Mukherjea drug overdose case: Did prison depatment botch up probe?Did the Maharashtra prison department do a cover-up job in the Indrani Mukerjea drug overdose case, that is a question being asked by many ...
10 Mar, 2016, 11.56 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee approves Correctional Service medals for prison personnelPresident Pranab Mukherjee has approved the Correctional Service medals to the following prison personnel on the occasion of Republic Day, ...
25 Jan, 2016, 01.23 PM IST
Top prison officer Meera Borwankar reviews preparations for Yakub Memon's hangingBorwankar arrived here last night and was briefed by DIG (prisons) Rajendra Dhamne and the superintendent of Nagpur prison Yogesh Desai.
25 Jul, 2015, 07.29 PM IST
Pranab Mukherjee approves President's correctional medalsPresident Pranab Mukherjee has approved the correctional service medals to the prison personnel on the occasion of Republic Day.
25 Jan, 2015, 02.36 PM IST
Send convicts to their states in cases transferred to Maharashtra: High CourtThe Bombay High Court has ruled that the accused should be sent to jails in their respective states after they are convicted.
06 Aug, 2013, 03.07 PM IST
More Muslims in Maharashtra and Bengal prisons than Gujarat56.7 % of prisoners in UP, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bengal jails belong to the Muslim community.
15 Nov, 2012, 05.03 AM IST
- Kasab's hanging will cost Maharashtra govt only Rs 50
To keep him safe, the state has already spent more than Rs 50 crore. In his execution, the budget permitted by an archaic law is only Rs 50.
31 Aug, 2012, 10.09 AM IST