Civic body fines Delhi govt â¹6 cr for shifting Tihar inmates
The East Delhi Municipal Corporation has imposed a â¹6-crore fine on the AAP-led Delhi government for shifting around 3,000 Tihar Jail inmates to the newly constructed Mandoli prisons without obtaining a completion certificate. The prisoners were shifted to decongest Tihar Jail, which housed 10,500 inmates against its capacity of 7,000. Mandoli jail can accommodate around 3,700 inmates.