Prisons are supposed to punish convicts for the crimes that they have committed but they
are also supposed to reformed and rehabilitate inmates so that they can become decent human
beings who are capable of living in society again.
However, there are some prisons in India that have done the complete opposite due to the
violent nature of some of their prisons.
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This is the top 10 most dangerous prisons in India.
Starting off this brutal list in at number 10 we have Kotbhalwal Jail.
This is a prison that has a very dark history.
It was revealed by Wikileaks that some of the prison guards used electrocution, beatings
and sexual humiliation on some of the inmates who were jailed here in 2005.
And back on October 1993, police opened fire on the inmates, killing five prisoners and
injuring 28 of them after the objected to being searched.
Another incident took place in 2004 when the police used teargas shelling and aerial firing
on the prisons for no particular reason.
So yeah, I would say that this is one of the most dangerous prisons in India.
Up next in at Number 9 we will be taking a look at the Arthur Road Jail located in Mumbai.
This notorious jail houses some of India’s most wanted criminals and terrorists oh and
did I mention that it is severely overcrowded?
The toilets are not cleaned for days, and living so close to unhygienic inmates had
led to so many prisoners to get skin diseases.
Because of the extremely low living conditions and living quarters, so many of these inmates
have become violent and uncontrollable.
There are so many prison gangs that have tortured and abused other prisoners and have caused
countless riots.
There was an incident where four inmates were severely injured after they were involved
in a huge fight where the two groups used sharpened pieces of metallic sheets and edges
of their plates as weapons to attack each other.
In this prison, no one is safe.
Beur Jail takes us to number 8.
In the ancient city of Patna, almost every major crime is linked to the gang lords who
are kept behind bars at the Beur Jail.
So, not only are the criminals dangerous within the prison cell walls, but they are also heavily
involved with a lot of criminal activity that is happening outside of the prison.
In March 2010, a person was brutally murdered by this gang when he refused to pay the extortion
demands of these jailed criminals.
So needless to say, prison can’t even keep these criminals in order.
Moving on to some more dangerous prisons, we have Dasna Jail in at number 7.
People who live in the same area of this prison are scared of the criminals who live behind
these walls.
And that’s because 13 men with terrible records of violence and abuse, have come together
at this prison to form the Gore Khan gang.
It is also a disgusting prison that has very low hygiene standards which makes the prisoners
living here to be angry and highly violent.
During a routine checkup, it was found that at least 27 prisoners here were diagnosed
with HIV which is one of the most serious and deadly diseases in human history.
Begusarai Jail comes onto this dangerous list in at number 6.
An 18-year-old inmate described his time here as the most terrifying experiences that he
has ever had to face.
Even after he was released he said that he wakes up screaming from nightmares of police
boots crashing into his chest and from all of the scary criminals staring at him.
He was released after spending 72 days in this awful prison because someone else had
confessed to the crime.
But when he was initially interrogated by the police at this prison, he was tortured
into confessing to a crime that he didn’t commit.
So, this poor kid spent over two months in this dangerous prison as an innocent man.
Moradabad Central Jail brings us to number 5.
This prison is grossly over populated.
It is said that the 2200 inmates are so crammed that they are forced to sleep in shifts.
This jail is also known to be the worst jail for women inmates in India because they are
sexually tortured and physically assaulted on a daily basis.
This prison was built to hold 650 inmates but due to severe overcrowding, they stuff
2200 inmates behind these cell doors and the only time that these convicts get some sort
of a break is when half of them go to their trials during the day.
Puzhal Central Prison breaks onto this list in at number 4.
This prison houses some of the most notorious and dangerous inmates in India and because
of this, there have been many cases of extreme violence and murders that have occurred within
these walls.
One inmate told a news channel that he had been imprisoned here for five years while
he was awaiting trial and according to him, inmates were forced to clean their toilets
with mud and there was no running water.
There was another incident where five inmates ganged up on another prisoner, dragged him
to an empty room where they brutally attacked him in the throat and private parts with a
homemade knife.
There are so many other incidents that involve gang violence at this prison, its almost too
many to count so let’s move on.
Number 3 takes us over to Yerwada Jail which is located in Pune, India.
This is a high security jail that is currently housing 5000 prisoners.
Many famous freedom fighters including Gandhi have been jailed here.
But, this prison also has the reputation for being one of the most dangerous prisons in
India because of overcrowding and poor living conditions.
There was a case not too long ago about a convict who attacked and killed another inmate
because they got into a fight about water falling on them in the kitchen.
There was another brutal incident where an inmate was murdered by six jail officials
after their brutally assaulted him.
This triggered many violent protests by the jail inmates.
So yeah, this is definitely not a prison that you would want to be sent to.
Things get even more dangerous in at number 2 with Tihar Jail.
This gruesome prison is located in New Delhi, India and it is the largest complex of prisons
in South Asia.
This prison has an infamous reputation for having extremely corrupt guards, drug peddling,
liquor smuggling and brutalized living conditions.
Life inside of the prison is compared to a living hell.
The prison is falling apart, there is a dangerous ring of lethal weapons, violence, assault,
drug addiction and jail officials who abuse their power.
The jail is currently housing double the amount of inmates it is supposed to be able to hold
so with crowded cells and gross living accommodations, prisons have turned extremely violent.
Making it into our number 1 spot on this dangerous list, we have Cellular Jail.
This is probably the most dreaded and horrifying colonial prisons located in India and it was
used by the British to exile Indian political prisoners.
This prison was isolated from the mainland and the prisoners had to endure some of the
most violent and inhumane punishments.
The prison was known as Cellular Jail because each inmate was housed in a separate cell
and each new inmate had to endure solitary confinement for the first six months.
And they were also expected to extract two pounds of coconut fiber each day and if they
failed to do it, they would be hit repeatedly with a cactus.
If an inmate complained about the work, he would be handcuffed to a wall for seven days
and have to endure public beatings.
It was said that if you were sent to this jail, that it was the equivalent to a death
sentence.
Well there you guys have it