Following Manish Sisodia, Satyendra Jain, and Sanjay Singh, AAP's leader Arvind Kejriwal has now reached Tihar Jail. He was moved amid tight security to Tihar's Jail No. 2 post a 14-day judicial custody order on Monday. He is now under 24-hour CCTV surveillance. Tihar, India's largest penitentiary, considers Jail No. 2 as its most secure. High-profile individuals are incarcerated here due to strict supervision.
Prior to Kejriwal's arrival at Tihar, senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh was shifted from Jail No. 2 to No. 5. Currently, all the accused in the liquor scam, including Manish Sisodia in Jail No. 1 and Satyendra Jain in No. 7, are held at Tihar. Additionally, K. Kavitha, daughter of Telangana's former CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is in Jail No. 6, and former AAP communications head Vijay Nair in No. 4. Aftab Poonawalla, the accused in the Shraddha murder case, is also imprisoned in Jail No. 4.
Upon arrival at Tihar, Kejriwal was medically examined and then transferred to a solitary cell for the next 14 days. The cell measures approximately 14 feet by 8 feet, fitted with a concrete slab furnished with a bedsheet and blanket. There's a TV and toilet, with two buckets provided - one for bathing, the other for water storage. Security personnel will be stationed outside his cell at all times. Jail No. 2 of Tihar is designated for sentenced prisoners.
The Intriguing Tale of Tihar's Jail No. 2
The story of Tihar's Jail No. 2 is quite fascinating. Infamous criminals like underworld don Chhota Rajan and powerful politician Mo. Shahabuddin have been held captive here. Its high-security status often leads to the incarceration of high-profile individuals. After his extradition from Indonesia, Chhota Rajan was confined to this jail. Having been convicted in the JD murder case in 2018, he was rumored to have died during the pandemic, which the jail administration later denied.
Mo. Shahabuddin was transferred here in 2017 after being handed a life sentence in the infamous acid attack case. Initially imprisoned in Siwan Jail, he was shifted to Tihar under Supreme Court orders following a plea by Rajdev Ranjan's widow, expressing safety concerns. Shahabuddin, imprisoned in solitary confinement, went on a hunger strike against such conditions.
Equally chilling is Jail No. 3's tale, rumored to be haunted by the spirit of Afzal Guru, the mastermind behind the Parliament attack. It's said his ghost has assaulted and killed prisoners, leading inmates to seek spiritual rituals for protection, keeping the atmosphere tense.
Source: aajtak
Not only is Tihar the largest jail in Southeast Asia, but it also houses the nation's most notorious and dangerous criminals. From terrorists to underworld bosses, it's a venue synonymous with stringent security, carrying a daunting reputation. Smeared with scandals from gang wars to corruption, Tihar's checkered history tells stories of an era both grim and compelling.
