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Delhi High Court Orders Dual Investigations Into Tihar Jail Extortion Allegations

The court has tasked the CBI with a criminal probe and directed the Delhi government to investigate administrative lapses, with reports due by August 11.

The report by the inspecting judge was submitted to the Delhi high court on April 7 and indicted unnamed jail officials of collusion (PTI FILE PHOTO)
A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order after examining a sealed-cover report. (HT Archive)
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Overview

  • The Delhi High Court has launched parallel criminal and administrative investigations into alleged extortion and misconduct at Tihar Jail.
  • The CBI will conduct a preliminary inquiry into claims of collusion between jail officials and inmates to run an extortion racket.
  • The Principal Secretary, Home Department, GNCTD, has been directed to lead a fact-finding administrative probe into supervisory failures.
  • The investigations stem from a sealed report by an inspecting judge and a petition by a former inmate raising concerns over prisoner safety and systemic corruption.
  • Both the CBI and the Delhi government must submit their findings by August 11, ahead of the next court hearing.