The Arthur Road Prison, which has seen many high-profile inmates, has a capacity to accommodate 804 prisoners. In reality, as many as 3,592 persons are lodged there
The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Ahmedabad City Police has brought two accused, allegedly involved in smuggling 1.46 kilograms of methamphetamine, to Ahmedabad from Thane Central Prison.
Chhota Rajan
MUMBAI: Extradited gangstger Chhota Rajan, currently serving life sentence for the 2011 murder of journalist J Dey, was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the 2013 attempted murder of builder Ajay Gosaliya.
Accused-turned-approver Amit Sinha was granted pardon. The court ordered his release from Thane Central Prison, if he was not required in any other offence. “The state to provide proper security to approver, if required,” the court said.
Among the other convicted accused are Kaushik Rajgour, Arvind Shinde, Sunil Kumar, Vilas Bharti, Prakash Nikam and Satish Kalya. The accused were found guilty under sections of the Indian Penal Code and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (Mcoca). Kalya’s advocate Santosh Deshpande said he would move Bombay high court against the conviction.