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'''Tihar Prisons''', also called '''Tihar Jail''' and '''Tihar Ashram''', is a prison complex in [[India]] and the largest complex of prisons in [[South Asia]].<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/21554233 Tihar prison in India: More dovecote than jail]. The Economist (5 May 2012). Retrieved 2012-05-31.</ref> Run by Department of Delhi Prisons, [[Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021|Government of Delhi]], the prison contains nine central prisons, and is one of the two prison complexes in Delhi, along with a district prison at [[Rohini Sub City|Rohini]] Prison Complex.<ref name=tihar>{{cite web | title = Department of Tihar Prisons |url = http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/Lib_CentralJail/central+jail/home|publisher=Government of Delhi | access-date = 2014-01-08 }}</ref> It is located in [[Tihar Village|Tihar village]], approximately 3&nbsp;km from [[Janakpuri]], to the west of [[New Delhi]], [[India]].  The surrounding area is called [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi)|Hari Nagar]].
'''Tihar Prisons''', also called '''Tihar Jail''' and '''Tihar Ashram''', is a prison complex in India and the largest complex of prisons in [[South Asia]].<ref>[http://www.economist.com/node/21554233 Tihar prison in India: More dovecote than jail]. The Economist (5 May 2012). Retrieved 2012-05-31.</ref> Run by Department of Delhi Prisons, [[Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2021|Government of Delhi]], the prison contains nine central prisons, and is one of the two prison complexes in Delhi, along with a district prison at [[Rohini Sub City|Rohini]] Prison Complex.<ref name=tihar>{{cite web | title = Department of Tihar Prisons |url = http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/Lib_CentralJail/central+jail/home|publisher=Government of Delhi | access-date = 2014-01-08 }}</ref> It is located in [[Tihar Village|Tihar village]], approximately 3&nbsp;km from [[Janakpuri]], to the west of [[New Delhi]], India.  The surrounding area is called [[Tilak Nagar (Delhi)|Hari Nagar]].
 
The prison is styled as a [[correctional institution]]. Its main objective is to convert its inmates into ordinary members of society by providing them with useful skills, education, and respect for the law. It aims to improve the inmates' self-esteem and strengthen their desire to improve. To engage, rehabilitate, and reform its inmates, Tihar uses [[music therapy]], which involves music training sessions and [[concert]]s.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-10/news-and-interviews/32141512_1_tihar-inmates-tihar-prisons-jail-authorities | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126092721/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-10/news-and-interviews/32141512_1_tihar-inmates-tihar-prisons-jail-authorities | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Now, a Tihar Idol| date=10 June 2012}}</ref> The prison has its own radio station, run by inmates.<ref>{{cite news | title =Tihar gets its own radio station – TJ FM Radio | newspaper =The Economic Times| date =30 July 2013 | url =http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-30/news/40895457_1_tihar-jail-central-jail-radio-station | access-date =6 June 2014 }}</ref> There is also a [[prison industry]] within the walls, manned wholly by inmates, which bears the brand ''Tihar''.<ref>[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tihar-is-a-brand-talk-business/top/32707-3.html Mukharji, Arunoday (4 February 2007) "Brand Tihar is serious business" '&#39;CNN-IBN'&#39;]. Ibnlive.com (20 June 2007). Retrieved 2012-05-31.</ref> {{As of|2019|12}}, Tihar jail has 17,534 inmates against the sanctioned capacity of 10,026. The prison population as on 31.12.2019 has increased by 11.79% in comparison to the population as on 31.12.2018.<ref name=dept>{{cite web | title = Department of Tihar Prisons | url = http://tte.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_centraljail/Central+Jail/Home/Prisoner+Profile |publisher=Government of Delhi| access-date = 2020-12-22 }}</ref> That being said, some people have been executed at this jail.


The prison is styled as a [[correctional institution]]. Its main objective is to convert its inmates into ordinary members of society by providing them with useful skills, education, and respect for the law. It aims to improve the inmates' self-esteem and strengthen their desire to improve. To engage, rehabilitate, and reform its inmates, Tihar uses [[music therapy]], which involves music training sessions and [[concert]]s.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-10/news-and-interviews/32141512_1_tihar-inmates-tihar-prisons-jail-authorities | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126092721/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-10/news-and-interviews/32141512_1_tihar-inmates-tihar-prisons-jail-authorities | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Now, a Tihar Idol| date=10 June 2012}}</ref> The prison has its own radio station, run by inmates.<ref>{{cite news | title =Tihar gets its own radio station – TJ FM Radio | newspaper =The Economic Times| date =30 July 2013 | url =http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-30/news/40895457_1_tihar-jail-central-jail-radio-station | access-date =6 June 2014 }}</ref> There is also a [[prison industry]] within the walls, manned wholly by inmates, which bears the brand ''Tihar''.<ref>[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/tihar-is-a-brand-talk-business/top/32707-3.html Mukharji, Arunoday (4 February 2007) "Brand Tihar is serious business" '&#39;CNN-IBN'&#39;]. Ibnlive.com (20 June 2007). Retrieved 2012-05-31.</ref> {{As of|2019|12}}, Tihar jail has 17,534 inmates against the sanctioned capacity of 10,026. The prison population as on 31.12.2019 has increased by 11.79% in comparison to the population as on 31.12.2018.<ref name=dept>{{cite web | title = Department of Tihar Prisons | url = http://tte.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_centraljail/Central+Jail/Home/Prisoner+Profile |publisher=Government of Delhi| access-date = 2020-12-22 }}</ref>
==History==
==History==
Originally, Tihar was a maximum-security prison run by the [[Punjab, India|State of Punjab]].  In 1966 control was transferred to the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]].  Beginning in 1984, additional facilities were constructed, and the complex became Tihar Prison, also the largest jail in India.
Originally, Tihar was a maximum-security prison run by the [[Punjab, India|State of Punjab]].  In 1966 control was transferred to the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]].  Beginning in 1984, additional facilities were constructed, and the complex became Tihar Prison, also the largest jail in India.


Under the charge of [[Kiran Bedi]], when she was Inspector General of Prisons, she instituted a number of prison reforms at Tihar, including changing its name to Tihar Ashram. She also instituted a [[Vipassana meditation]] program for both staff and inmates; initial classes were taught by [[S. N. Goenka]]. The Prison has also produced an inmate who has passed the [[Civil Services Examination (India)|UPSC civil service examinations]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090217032254/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/11/stories/2009021157300100.htm  Relief to Tihar inmate after he makes it to IAS  ] The Hindu, 11 February 2009</ref>
Under the charge of IPS officer [[Kiran Bedi]], when she was Inspector General of Prisons, she instituted a number of prison reforms at Tihar, including changing its name to Tihar Ashram. She also instituted a [[Vipassana meditation]] program for both staff and inmates; initial classes were taught by [[S. N. Goenka]]. The Prison has also produced an inmate who has passed the [[Civil Services Examination (India)|UPSC civil service examinations]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090217032254/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/11/stories/2009021157300100.htm  Relief to Tihar inmate after he makes it to IAS  ] The Hindu, 11 February 2009</ref>


Many of the inmates continue their higher education through distance education. The campus placement program was launched in 2011 for the rehabilitation of inmates about to complete their sentences. In 2014, a recruitment drive led to 66 inmates selected on the basis of their good conduct, received job offers with salaries up to {{INR Convert|35000|}} per month, from as many as 31 recruiters, which included educational institutions, NGOs and private companies.<ref>{{cite web | title = Recruitment drive in Tihar jail: Inmate offered Rs 35,000 per month | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Recruitment-drive-in-Tihar-jail-Inmate-offered-Rs-35000-per-month/articleshow/34745638.cms |date= 6 May 2014|access-date = 2014-05-08 | work = The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Photo story: from jail to job, Tihar inmates get employed |work= Hindustan Times| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jail-to-job-it-s-hiring-time-in-tihar/article1-1216274.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140507002811/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jail-to-job-it-s-hiring-time-in-tihar/article1-1216274.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = 7 May 2014 |author=Soumya Pillai|date=7 May 2014|  access-date = 2014-05-08 }}</ref>
Many of the inmates continue their higher education through distance education. The campus placement program was launched in 2011 for the rehabilitation of inmates about to complete their sentences. In 2014, a recruitment drive led to 66 inmates selected on the basis of their good conduct, received job offers with salaries up to {{INR Convert|35000|}} per month, from as many as 31 recruiters, which included educational institutions, NGOs and private companies.<ref>{{cite web | title = Recruitment drive in Tihar jail: Inmate offered Rs 35,000 per month | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Recruitment-drive-in-Tihar-jail-Inmate-offered-Rs-35000-per-month/articleshow/34745638.cms |date= 6 May 2014|access-date = 2014-05-08 | work = The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Photo story: from jail to job, Tihar inmates get employed |work= Hindustan Times| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jail-to-job-it-s-hiring-time-in-tihar/article1-1216274.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140507002811/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jail-to-job-it-s-hiring-time-in-tihar/article1-1216274.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = 7 May 2014 |author=Soumya Pillai|date=7 May 2014|  access-date = 2014-05-08 }}</ref>
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==Notable prisoners==  
==Notable prisoners==  
* [[Sanjay Gandhi]], former [[Member of Parliament]] and husband of [[Menaka Gandhi]], son of [[Indira Gandhi]].
* [[Sanjay Gandhi]], former [[Member of Parliament]] and husband of [[Menaka Gandhi]], son of [[Indira Gandhi]].
* [[Abhijit Banerjee]], 2019 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel laureate of Economics]], arrested for illegal involvement in student protests while at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|JNU]].
* Aniket Dey, arrested in 2020 by National Investigation Agency involvement in 2020 COVID Mask Scam. Being an Officer in Government of India, he was later suspended.
* [[Aniket Dey]], Cyber Expert & Author, arrested for involvement in illegal political planning at New Delhi.
* [[Kanhaiya Kumar]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/kanhaiya-kumar-released-from-tihar/article8309870.ece|title=Kanhaiya Kumar released from Tihar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2016-03-03|last1=Sunny|first1=Shiv}}
* [[Kanhaiya Kumar]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/kanhaiya-kumar-released-from-tihar/article8309870.ece|title=Kanhaiya Kumar released from Tihar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2016-03-03|last1=Sunny|first1=Shiv}}
</ref> arrested for illegal involvement in various protests across [[India]].
</ref> arrested for illegal involvement in various protests across India.
* [[Lalu Yadav]] – former Union [[Minister of Railways]], former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], incarcerated for [[Fodder scam]].  
* [[Lalu Yadav]] – former Union [[Minister of Railways]], former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], incarcerated for [[Fodder scam]].  
* [[Subrata Roy]] - Founder of [[Sahara India Pariwar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Subrata-Roy-pays-Rs-1-23-crore-for-special-facilities-in-Tihar-jail/articleshow/50070082.cms|title=Subrata Roy pays Rs 1.23 crore for special facilities in Tihar jail|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Subrata Roy]] - Founder of [[Sahara India Pariwar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Subrata-Roy-pays-Rs-1-23-crore-for-special-facilities-in-Tihar-jail/articleshow/50070082.cms|title=Subrata Roy pays Rs 1.23 crore for special facilities in Tihar jail|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
* [[Chhota Rajan]] – Mumbai-based gangster.
* [[Chhota Rajan]] – Mumbai-based gangster.
* [[Satwant Singh]] and [[Kehar Singh]], former Parliament security officers, hanged for the [[Indira Gandhi#Assassination|assassination of Indira Gandhi]].
* [[Satwant Singh]] and [[Kehar Singh]], former Parliament security officers, hanged for the [[Indira Gandhi#Assassination|assassination of Indira Gandhi]].
* [[Charles Sobhraj]], an international serial killer, escaped from Tihar on 16 March 1986, but was recaptured shortly thereafter, returned to the prison and sentenced to an additional ten years for the escape. He was released on completion of his term on 17 February 1997.
* [[Charles Sobhraj]], an international serial killer, secretly escaped from Tihar on 16 March 1986, but was recaptured shortly thereafter, returned to the prison and sentenced to an additional ten years for the escape. He was released and deported on completion of his term on 17 February 1997.  
*Ripun Bora, education minister of [[Assam]]'s [[Tarun Gogoi]]-led [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]ional government, the main suspect in the Daniel Topno murder case, was arrested by CBI officials on 3 June 2008 and sent to Tihar on 7 June 2008.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}
*Ripun Bora, education minister of [[Assam]]'s [[Tarun Gogoi]]-led [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]ional government, the main suspect in the Daniel Topno murder case, was arrested by CBI officials on 3 June 2008 and sent to Tihar on 7 June 2008.{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}}
*The accused in the [[2G spectrum case]], including [[A. Raja]], [[M. K. Kanimozhi]], [[Vinod Goenka]], [[Shahid Balwa]], and [[Sanjay Chandra]].<ref name=BW>[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_25/b4233013968530.htm India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail], ''[[BusinessWeek]]'', 9 June 2011</ref>
*The accused in the [[2G spectrum case]], including [[A. Raja]], [[M. K. Kanimozhi]], [[Vinod Goenka]], [[Shahid Balwa]], and [[Sanjay Chandra]].<ref name=BW>[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_25/b4233013968530.htm India's Powerful Can't Escape Jail], ''[[BusinessWeek]]'', 9 June 2011</ref>
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* [[Anca Verma|Anca Neacsu]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/abhishek-verma-universe-of-lust-and-lucre/1/210833.html|title=Press reports about Anca Neacsu wife of Abhishek Verma|publisher=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/arms-dealer-abhishek-vermas-wife-anca-neascu-goes-into-news-photo/146029316|title=Anca Neacsu photos from press reports|via=Getty Images}}</ref> (wife of arms dealer Abhishek Verma) co-accused in all his corruption cases<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/multi-crore-arms-deals-videos-of-home-ministry-alleged-kickbacks/268821|title=Multi-crore arms deals: videos of Home Ministry, alleged kickbacks}}</ref>
* [[Anca Verma|Anca Neacsu]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/abhishek-verma-universe-of-lust-and-lucre/1/210833.html|title=Press reports about Anca Neacsu wife of Abhishek Verma|publisher=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/arms-dealer-abhishek-vermas-wife-anca-neascu-goes-into-news-photo/146029316|title=Anca Neacsu photos from press reports|via=Getty Images}}</ref> (wife of arms dealer Abhishek Verma) co-accused in all his corruption cases<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/multi-crore-arms-deals-videos-of-home-ministry-alleged-kickbacks/268821|title=Multi-crore arms deals: videos of Home Ministry, alleged kickbacks}}</ref>
* [[Afzal Guru]], the Kashmiri separatist and [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] terrorist involved in the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]], who was hanged on 9 February 2013.
* [[Afzal Guru]], the Kashmiri separatist and [[Jaish-e-Mohammed]] terrorist involved in the [[2001 Indian Parliament attack]], who was hanged on 9 February 2013.
* 5 of the accused in the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]]; Ram Singh (committed suicide in March 2013), Mukesh Singh, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta & Vinay Sharma; they were hanged on 20 March 2020.
* 5 of the accused in the [[2012 Delhi gang rape]]; Ram Singh (committed suicide in March 2013), Mukesh Singh, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta & Vinay Sharma; they were hanged on 4 March 2020.
* [[Maqbool Bhat]] a Kashmiri separatist leader who waged a war for secession of Kashmir as a separate state from India and Pakistan.
* [[Maqbool Bhat]] a Kashmiri separatist leader who waged a war for secession of Kashmir as a separate state from India and Pakistan.
* [[Milkha Singh]], former Indian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]], for travelling in a train without ticket.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/when-his-sister-thought-milkha-was-shot/article4870333.ece|title=When his sister thought Milkha was shot|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|date=2013-07-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Milkha Singh]], former Indian [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]], for travelling in a train without ticket.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/athletics/when-his-sister-thought-milkha-was-shot/article4870333.ece|title=When his sister thought Milkha was shot|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|date=2013-07-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-01|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[P. Chidambaram]], former Union [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]], Judicial custody in relation to the [[INX Media case|INX media Corruption case]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/inx-media-case-p-chidambaram-kapil-sibal-rouse-avenue-court-updates-1-1116939.html|title=14 दिन के लिए तिहाड़ जेल भेजे गए पूर्व वित्त मंत्री पी. चिदंबरम|work=Aaj Tak|language=en-IN}}</ref>
* [[P. Chidambaram]], former Union [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]], Judicial custody in relation to the [[INX Media case|INX media Corruption case]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/inx-media-case-p-chidambaram-kapil-sibal-rouse-avenue-court-updates-1-1116939.html|title=14 दिन के लिए तिहाड़ जेल भेजे गए पूर्व वित्त मंत्री पी. चिदंबरम|work=Aaj Tak|language=en-IN}}</ref>
* [[D. K. Shivakumar]], Money Launderer.<ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/congress-leader-dk-shivakumar-sent-tihar-jail-money-laundering-case-109156</ref>
* [[D. K. Shivakumar]], Former Minister in Karnataka Govt,Sent to Jail in Money laundering case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/congress-leader-dk-shivakumar-sent-tihar-jail-money-laundering-case-109156|title = Congress leader DK Shivakumar sent to Tihar jail in money laundering case|date = 19 September 2019}}</ref>
* [[Sanjay Dutt]], Indian actor and businessman


==Escapes==
==Escapes==
In June 2015, Two prisoners have escaped from India's maximum-security Tihar jail in Delhi by digging a tunnel under a wall and scaling another, authorities said.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33307912|title=Prisoners tunnel out of Delhi jail|date=29 June 2015|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
[[Sher Singh Rana]], who had been arrested for the murder of [[Phoolan Devi]] in 2001, escaped from Tihar jail in February 2004. He was arrested again in 2006, in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 April 2006|title=Phoolan murder accused arrested in Kolkata |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-phoolan-murder-accused-arrested-in-kolkata-1025995|url-status=live |archive-date=3 December 2020 |access-date=9 June 2022|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
Sher singh Rana also escaped from Tihar jail in Feb 2004 to Bring ashes (अस्थिया) of Prithvi RAJ Chauhan from Afghanistan, the last Hindu king who ruled India during 12th century and then his capital is Ajmer and Delhi, Rana successfully completed his mission of bringing Ashes, In 2006 he surrender in Kolkata and now he is in Rohini Jail. According to book 'jail diary' by- Sher singh Rana
 
In June 2015, two prisoners who were waiting for their trial in Tihar jail escaped through a tunnel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33307912|title=Prisoners tunnel out of Delhi jail|date=29 June 2015|publisher=BBC}}</ref>


==Health concerns==
==Health concerns==
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==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
''[[Doing Time, Doing Vipassana]]'' is a 1997 documentary about the introduction of [[S. N. Goenka]]'s 10-day Vipassana classes at Tihar Jail in 1993 by then Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi, Kiran Bedi. Bedi had her guards trained in Vipassana first, and then she had Goenka give his initial class to 1,000 prisoners.<ref>{{cite web | title = Prisoners Finding New Hope in the Art of Spiritual Bliss | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/08/movies/08doin.html?_r=2& | access-date = 2014-01-08 | first = Stephen | last = Holden |author-link=Stephen Holden| date = 8 July 2005| work = The New York Times}}</ref>
''[[Doing Time, Doing Vipassana]]'' is a 1997 documentary about the introduction of [[S. N. Goenka]]'s 10-day Vipassana classes at Tihar Jail in 1993 by then Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi, Kiran Bedi. Bedi had her guards trained in Vipassana first, and then she had Goenka give his initial class to 1,000 prisoners.<ref>{{cite web | title = Prisoners Finding New Hope in the Art of Spiritual Bliss | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/08/movies/08doin.html?_r=2& | access-date = 2014-01-08 | first = Stephen | last = Holden |author-link=Stephen Holden| date = 8 July 2005| work = The New York Times}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Black Warrant (book)|''Black Warrant'']], non-fiction book about prisoners in the jail


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://tiharprisons.nic.in/ Tihar Prisons Official website]
* [http://tiharprisons.nic.in/ Tihar Prisons Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222104436/http://tiharprisons.nic.in/ |date=22 December 2013 }}
* [http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/Lib_CentralJail_Hindi/central+jail/home/ Tihar Prisons Official Website] {{in lang|hi}}
* [http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/Lib_CentralJail_Hindi/central+jail/home/ Tihar Prisons Official Website] {{in lang|hi}}


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