Corruption in the Jail system- Inputs Sought
In the last 12 months we have received multiple posts on corruption in jails in India.
Cases reported are bribes to let visitors meet with prisoners. Also, in some cases it has been reported that the staff takes bribe or threatens to beat prisoners. Petty bribes have been reported where the staff takes money to provide facilities to some.
While we understand most members will not have direct experience, we request you to reach out to your extended network and report every bribery issue in jails in India.
We will then discuss solutions and take up the matter with key stakeholders for actions.
We look forward to your inputs!
Transparency International India more
Cases reported are bribes to let visitors meet with prisoners. Also, in some cases it has been reported that the staff takes bribe or threatens to beat prisoners. Petty bribes have been reported where the staff takes money to provide facilities to some.
While we understand most members will not have direct experience, we request you to reach out to your extended network and report every bribery issue in jails in India.
We will then discuss solutions and take up the matter with key stakeholders for actions.
We look forward to your inputs!
Transparency International India more
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You are right. Why at all would relatives give money to the UTP if there is no shop inside? Who runs the shops or ?? are they shops or someone carrying out the trade. Bigger criminals even steal the clothes of first time UTPs who are usually put in on false reports. would they dare report the theft? Jails are overcrowded corrupt governments would not care. more
Jul 09
8th July 2017 edition of Hindustan Times Mumbai, published and article titled "CCTV footage from Byculla prison shows involvement of the six cops". It reads "The police have obtained the CCTV footage from Byculla jail and said that it shows the involvement of the jail officials booked in connection with the murder of Manjula Shetye." They further listed Crime inside Jails of Maharashtra as follows: March 31, 2015: Five inmates escaped from Nagpur central prison, including three MCOCA convicts Bisen Singh, Mohammad Saleb Salim and Satyendra Gupta. The two others, Prem Nepali who was arrested under the Arms Act and Akash Golu (22) who was arrested for robbery. Over 26 mobiles and batteries were found in Nagpur jail. Four of the five accused were rearrested October 2014: Four mobile phones were seized from Arthur road jail. A case was registered with the NM Joshi Marg police and the Mumbai crime branch is conducting a parallel probe April 2014: Uday Pathak, the main accused in the 2011-Kurar quadruple murders was allegedly running a racket with a phone, which he smuggled inside Arthur Road jail June 2013: Gangster Abu Salem was shot at in Taloja jail. It was later found that the shooter, Devendra Jagtap, had accepted a contract from gangster Chhota Shakeel May 2013: Gangsters Sachin Khambe and Sachin Shette, lodged in Nashik jail, allegedly made extortion calls to a Vakola corporator and real-estate developer Brian Miranda. Khambe, who earlier owed allegiance to Abu Salem, was allegedly involved in firing at actor Rakesh Roshan in 2000. Shette was part of the Bunty Pandey gang. more
Jul 09
Hindustan Times Mumbai edition of 29th June 2017 published and article titled "Lavish life and times of Dossa, even in jail". In this article HT wrote: "Dossa was the ‘richest’ inmate at Arthur Road jail in the past 14 years and he seldom missed an opportunity to flaunt his money. In jail, he lived lavishly by allegedly bribing staff with the money provided by his family. His penchant for designer clothes followed him to Arthur Road. He would exercise regularly and the dumbbells he used had been brought from Dubai following a court order. Fellow inmates recall tales of his durbars in jail and how he rewarded his loyalists with expensive gifts and gave a monthly ration to their families. Insiders also talk about his lavish Sheheri (breakfast) and Iftar for more than 300 prisoners during Ramzan for the past 14 years. One of his former fellow inmates at Arthur Road told HT Mustafa’s generosity was driven by his indomitable desire to maintain his sway over jailbirds." Is this good enough evidence of corruption in Jails or more information is needed? more
Jun 30
This is good initiative and similarly Transparency International must interact with public on more daily life issues and find ways to identify and expose corrupt practices of the system please... like public dealings in Police, Municipal Corporations, Government Procurement and all such activities affecting lives of people Thanks more
Jun 17
It is a known fact that irregularities are common in jail premises. It is known that even criminals who are sent to jail for most unlawful crimes enjoy all types of freedom in the jail, including freedom and help to plan and execute their dreaded activities in the country. All this happen with the help of some corrupted officials and yet no action is being taken against these people. It is high time that proper action is taken to book these culprits so that they are never ever allowed to go scot free. Why can't we promulgate a proper system to stop these practices. more
Jun 17
