Tihar Jail extortion racket exposed, CBI investigation ordered by Delhi High Court, officials and inmates involved.
Long infamous for chronic overcrowding, India’s largest and most high-security prison, Tihar Jail, is now under the scanner for an “extortion racket” running within its four walls, allegedly involving officials and inmates.
On August 11, the Delhi High Court, acting on a petition filed by a former inmate, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR and investigate what it described as “very disturbing and startling” allegations.
Delhi High Court orders CBI to investigate extortion racket in Tihar Jail, involving officials and inmates.
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