Jail

Following China's decision to sentence a Canadian citizen for 11 years on the charges of spying, PM Justin Trudeau criticized China calls it ''unacceptable and unjust'' on August 11. Trudeau said the trial ''didn't satisfy even the minimum standards required by international law". The ongoing turf between both the countries is recognized as ''hostage politics'' as Canada arrested a Chinese national in 2018 on America's request.

Delhi police named the wrestler Sushil Kumar as the main accused in its charge sheet filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) on August 2. Kumar, who is currently in lockup, is said to be the main accused of murdering a 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Dhankar with his associates on May 4 and 5. Apart from five accused, 15 have been arrested so far.

China on June 1 announced eight months jail for blogger Qiu Ziming for ‘defaming military’. Stating that Ziming “infringed on the reputation and honour of heroes and martyrs” the court ordered him to publicly apologise within 10 days. Ziming claimed that the death toll in China-India clash at Galwan was higher than official claims. Reportedly, Qiu is first to be jailed under the provision which criminalises “defamation of martyrs and heroes… read-more

To keep a check at the mental and physical health of jail inmates, Uttarakhand’s Haldwani jail authorities have organized a cricket event - Jail Premier League. Started from December 15, the tournament will end on January 8 where eight teams are contesting in 10-over-per-side matches. Senior jail superintendent Manoj Arya said this helps inmates to showcase their talents. Moreover, he added various other recreational events were organized for… read-more

Addressing an election-rally ahead of by-polls, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said, anyone who kills bovines will be sent to jail. Calling cow-slaughter "unacceptable" he said, “Protecting cows is everyone’s responsibility”. The comments came in a day after Allahabad High-Court slammed UP government over misusing anti-cow slaughter law. The court, while hearing a plea by one of the accused in cow slaughtering, noted that the law was being… read-more