This story is from September 26, 2021

Delhi jails are on high alert: DG lists out measures, vigil on gang members

A day after Delhi’s most wanted gangster Jitender Maan alias Gogi was shot dead at a Rohini court, the director general (DG) of prisons, Sandeep Goel, sounded an alert at all the three jails: Tihar, Mandoli and Rohini. In a letter signed by him, Goel said that maximum alert should be maintained at all three places to prevent any incident of assault or fight amongst rival gangs.
Delhi jails are on high alert: DG lists out measures, vigil on gang members
Security checks at Rohini court
NEW DELHI: A day after Delhi’s most wanted gangster Jitender Maan alias Gogi was shot dead at a Rohini court, the director general (DG) of prisons, Sandeep Goel, sounded an alert at all the three jails: Tihar, Mandoli and Rohini. In a letter signed by him, Goel said that maximum alert should be maintained at all three places to prevent any incident of assault or fight amongst rival gangs.
Eleven major points on security at the prisons have been outlined in the letter.
These include proper briefing of jail staffers and maximum deployment inside the prisons.
Gogi was allegedly shot dead by members of the gang of Sunil Tajpuria alias Tillu, his arch-rival for a decade now. His hearing at the Rohini court was scheduled for the morning but was delayed and shifted to the end of roster, keeping in mind his very-high-risk category assessment.
Goel has recommended that proper precautions should be taken while taking inmates of these gangs to courts, hospitals or anywhere else outside the prison. Advance information should be sent to senior officers about any such movement and any unnecessary movement of such inmates inside or outside the jail must be avoided, says the letter.
“Proper security should be provided wherever these inmates are allowed to move inside the jails for video-conferencing, inmate calling system, canteen etc. Discrete efforts should be made to develop an intelligence network for collecting information from among the inmates so as to prevent any untoward incident. All superintendent of jails should keep maximum presence in the jail and should inspect the jails at odd hours also,” the DG, prisons, said.

Apart from this, all security equipment should be in working order, medical officers and paramedical staff should be deployed in sufficient numbers to handle any emergency situation, security personal should be on high alert and ready to report for duty at any time and inmates of rival gangs should be identified and they should not be let out at the same time, if lodged in the same jail, cautions the letter.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police beefed up the security arrangements at the Rohini district courts on Saturday. Only vehicles with stickers were allowed inside. A senior police official said adequate personnel have been deployed inside and outside the court to ensure no untoward incident takes place in future.
He said concerns have been raised about functioning of metal detectors in the court premises and the matter has been taken up with the court administration. Currently, there are 23 metal detectors, out of which only 13 are working. The court complex has nine gates, out of which three are closed, five are manned by Delhi Police and one is manned by the third battalion. Most of the gates have door-frame metal detectors for checking.
Meanwhile, in the wake of a heightened alert at Tihar, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was shifted to Ajmer jail, sources said.
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