Overview

• The Delhi High Court has mandated the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations of an extortion racket operating in Tihar Jail involving inmates and officials.
• The court also directed the GNCTD’s Home Department to carry out an administrative inquiry to identify officials responsible for supervisory and administrative lapses.
• A sealed report by an inspecting judge, based on inmate interviews and call data analysis, uncovered misuse of prison facilities and collusion in criminal activities.
• The CBI’s inquiry will primarily rely on the judge’s report, with the petitioner and jail authorities allowed to present additional evidence.
• Both the CBI and GNCTD have been instructed to submit their findings by early August, with the next court hearing scheduled for August 11.