Andhra jail flooded, authorities forced to shift inmatesOctober 8th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The unprecedented deluge in Andhra Pradesh has flooded a jail, forcing authorities to shift its inmates, officials said Thursday. The jail in Repalle town of Guntur, one of the worst-hit districts, came under water following a breach in the Krishna river.
Officials: 3 guards at southern Indiana jail attacked during escape attempt by teenage inmatesOctober 6th, 2009 Police: 3 Ind. jail guards hurt in escape attemptVERNON, Ind.
Now Israeli mobile jammers for Uttar Pradesh jailsSeptember 29th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Jails in Uttar Pradesh will soon have high frequency mobile phone jammers imported from Israel as those installed 10 years ago now prove ineffective in checking cell phone use by inmates. "The existing jammers were installed by two private mobile service providers about 10 years ago.
Maoist leader wanted for murder heldSeptember 1st, 2009 LUCKNOW - A Maoist leader wanted for killing policemen and exploding landmines in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh has been arrested in the forests of Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, police said Tuesday. Phaggu Kharwar was caught Monday evening after a gun fight in the dense Darma forests.
19 killed in Mexico prison clashAugust 16th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - At least 19 inmates of a prison have been killed in a clash in the northwestern Mexican state of Durango, officials have said. More than 26 were also injured in the brawl that broke out Friday night between rival groups in the jail in the city of Gomez Palacio, Jorge Torres, Durango's public safety secretary, told the press Saturday.
Inmates set fellow prisoner on fire in Uttar Pradesh jailAugust 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 38-year-old prisoner lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district jail was set on fire early Friday, allegedly by some other inmates after he refused to give extortion money. While jail authorities were not willing to come on record, a senior police officer said: "What led to the incident can be only confirmed after an inquiry."
Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar told IANS on phone: "Shobran Singh suffered burns on 90 percent of his body.
2 Savannah jail inmates burned trying to light cigarette with electrical socketJuly 9th, 2009 2 Ga. jail inmates burned by own smoking habitSAVANNAH, Ga. — Two inmates at the Chatham County jail in coastal Georgia got burned by their own smoking habit when they started a fire trying to light a handmade cigarette with a spark from an electrical socket.
Inmates accused of breaking sprinkler system, forcing evacuation of Massachusetts county jailJuly 5th, 2009 Sprinkler flooding forces evacuation of Mass. jailCAMBRIDGE, Mass.
Uttar Pradesh policeman killed in gunfight with banditsJune 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - An Uttar Pradesh policeman was killed in a gunfight with a group of bandits Tuesday, an official said Tuesday. The gunfight, which was on at Suruwal Rajapur village in Chitrakoot district, about 280 km from here, also left two policemen injured.
Four Madhya Pradesh cops booked for raping womanJune 5th, 2009 BHOPAL - Four policemen have been booked for raping a woman in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, police said Friday. The woman, a resident of Jambara village, was arrested for involvement in a dowry harassment case and presented in a local court Tuesday.
Two policemen booked for rape in Uttar PradeshJune 4th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two policemen booked for raping a 23-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district are on the run, police said Thursday. On the pretext of arranging a meeting with her husband lodged in the district jail, the two constables called up the victim.
Seven policemen suspended in Uttar PradeshJune 2nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Seven policemen have been suspended in Uttar Pradesh for laxity in investigating a case in which a Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death in the state's Azamgarh district, an official said Tuesday. "The policemen were placed under suspension today (Tuesday) following the directives issued by the state police chief Vikram Singh," Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Brij Lal told reporters.
Legislator accused of murder threatens policeMarch 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Shekhar Tiwari is in prison on charges of murdering a government engineer in Uttar Pradesh. But police say he still managed to get drunk and create a ruckus both outside and in the jail.
Three policemen booked for killing man in Uttar PradeshMarch 13th, 2009 LUCKNOW - In an alleged case of police excess, three policemen in Uttar Pradesh brutally beat up a man, who later succumbed to his injuries, officials said Thursday. A case has been registered against the three.
Police gun down three men in Uttar Pradesh townMarch 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Three men wanted in several cases were killed by the police Thursday in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly town after a two-hour-long gun battle, a police official said. Five policemen were injured in the process, three of them critically.
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