Ahmedabad:  Manoj Ji Thakor, a  criminal serving a life sentence for the murder of a man in Harij, North Gujarat, managed to escape from Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad.  According to sources, Thakor was reportedly given permission to visit a clinic located within the open jail section of Sabarmati Central Jail. The clinic, which serves inmates with health-related concerns, provided the perfect opportunity for Thakor to execute his escape plan. Authorities confirmed that Thakur managed to...Read More

Rajkot: Senior journalist Mahesh Langa of The Hindu newspaper, who is currently incarcerated in Sabarmati jail, was arrested by Rajkot police on Friday after his involvement emerged in the ongoing GST fraud investigation. A team from the Rajkot crime branch took Langa into custody at Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad on Friday and brought him to Rajkot for further questioning, according to S.N. Jadeja, Police Inspector and Investigation Officer. Last month, the police filed a case agains...Read More

Sabarmati: Footage of a video call by Lawrence Bishnoi from Sabarmati Central Jail has surfaced online. The origin of video or its date can't be confirmed yet but it is probably in Pakistan. The video raises various questions, as the use of mobile phone is banned in the jail for prisoners. In the video that has gone viral, Lawrence Bishnoi can be seen conveying Bakra Eid wishes to a person, possibly a Pakistan based criminal over a video call. The Pakistani criminal on the other side of the c...Read More

Sabarmati: A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder reportedly killed a 71-year-old fellow inmate within Sabarmati Central Jail on Wednesday morning, as stated by police officials on Thursday. According to the FIR filed by Ranip police, Bharat Prajapati, 40, currently housed in the Bada Chakkar yard of Sabarmati Central Prison, assaulted Kesha Patel (71) by striking him on the head and face with a brick inside their barrack around 5:30 am on Wednesday. Patel received initial medical trea...Read More

Sabarmati: A 22-year-old man, an undertrial prisoner facing murder charges at Sabarmati Central Jail, was found dead on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased individual is Khushal Jadhav who's family has alleged that he was murdered in his cell, while law enforcement claims he took his own life. According to sources within Sabarmati jail, Jadhav, originally from Lakhtar in Surendranagar district and residing in Amraiwadi, had been incarcerated for three years. The accusation against Jadhav invol...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court strongly criticized the Sabarmati jail authority for failing to release a life convict, despite the court issuing bail order three years ago. The court also told state government to compensate the man with Rs 1 lakh for unlawfully detaining him for three years after the bail order was issued. Justice A S Supehia, leading the bench, expressed frustration with the management of the Mehsana sessions court and the Sabarmati jail for neglecting the email containin...Read More

Sabarmati: The Special GujCTOC court in Rajkot has ordered the transfer of notorious gangster Nikhil Donga from Palara Jail in Bhuj to the high-security zone of Sabarmati Jail in the city. Nikhil Donga and 14 members of his gang were arrested under the GujCTOC Act for criminal activities. They had formed a gang while in jail and therefore sent to different prisons. Donga was sent to Palara jail in Bhuj, but he managed to escape when he was admitted to the Bhuj hospital for medical reasons. Th...Read More

Sabarmati: Atiq Ahmed, a gangster-turned-politician who is currently in Uttar Pradesh, has admitted to being involved in the Umesh Pal murder case. The Uttar Pradesh Police stated in the remand note presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Prayagraj court on Thursday that Atiq's wife had provided him sim and mobile phone in Sabarmati Jail in Gujarat. This revelation creates questions regarding the lapses in Sabarmati Jail's security arrangements. According to the police note...Read More

Sabarmati: A police team from Uttar Pradesh, left Sabarmati Central Jail with gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed by road for Prayagraj in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case, said an official, today. Umesh Pal and his two police security guards were shot dead in February 2022 outside his home in Prayagraj's Dhoomanganj area. Based on a complaint filed by Pal's wife, a case was registered against Ahmed, his brother, wife, sons, and others. Ahmed has been named in over 100 criminal cases, inc...Read More

Sabarmati: A team from Uttar Pradesh police reached Sabarmati Central Jail here today and took mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed to Uttar Pradesh.  As per a UP Court's order, the verdict in a kidnapping case will be pronounced on March 28. All accused in the case, including Atiq Ahmed, have been directed to be produced before the court on the day. Atiq had been lodged here since June 2019. He is a key accused in a high-profile killing that took place in February in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier...Read More