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      • Many convicts have a reputation for violence; equally, few administrators have an appetite for regular face-offs with hardened criminals. So much of the daily work of administration is done by what are called “numberdaars”, convicts who act as a buffer between the jail staff and the prisoners.
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  2. Tihar Prisons, also called Tihar Jail and Tihar Ashram, is a prison complex in India and one of the largest complex of prisons in India. It has 9 functional prisons spread over more than 400 acres.

  3. 13 hours ago · By Gaurav Santosh Sep 29, 2024, 18:39 IST. New Delhi (AP) – Despite being locked behind the high-security walls of Tihar Jail, Delhi’s most notorious gangsters continue to run criminal operations with ease. Recent investigations into a shooting incident in Nangloi have once again revealed how criminals within the jail use smuggled mobile ...

  4. Mar 28, 2020 · So much of the daily work of administration is done by what are called “numberdaars”, convicts who act as a buffer between the jail staff and the prisoners. A policeman walks inside Tihar Jail in 2013. Reuters. Even in this benighted world, there can sometimes appear a moment that sends a chill through the prison.

  5. Jul 25, 2020 · Every prisoner is kept in check by a head prisoner, who is then kept in check by a numberdar. They are all doing time and yet they all revel in their authority over the other, negating any possibility of them uniting to rebel against the authorities.

  6. 14 hours ago · Kejriwal was released from Delhi’s Tihar Jail on September 13 after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in connection with a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to the alleged ...

  7. Jan 1, 2015 · Delhi Prisons has three Prison Complexes, one at Tihar being one of the largest prison complex is in the world, comprising of nine central prisons, second at Rohini and third one at Mandoli having 6 Central Jails.

  8. Sep 28, 2017 · A far cry from the bustling and crowded Delhi roads lies the Tihar Jail, often only disturbed by the sound of pigeons and stray dogs roaming around its vicinity. This is the largest prison complex in South Asia and is located in the Tihar Village, 7 Kms from Chanakyapuri, lying near the Hari Nagar area.