Death-row convict shifted to another jail

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Death-row convict shifted to another jail

Maria Khan TNN

Bareilly:03.03.2021 

A woman, 38, awaiting death sentence for killing seven members of her family has been shifted to UP’s Bareilly jail from the Rampur prison, where she was lodged for the last two years, after her photos with some fellow inmates surfaced on social media platforms recently. Two guards of Rampur prison were placed under suspension on Monday after jail authorities found that they had clicked the photos with their phones and later circulated them. The death row convict, Shabnam, was brought to Rampur district jail in 2019.

Jail administration officials said that the pictures were most likely taken on January 26 this year inside the jail premises. “It is a breach of security and violation of the jail manual,” an official said. Another inmate — who was also seen in photos — was also shifted to Bareilly prison.

Rampur jail superintendent PD Salonia said, “Rampur district administration had issued the orders to shift both the convicts to Bareilly district jail. They were taken to Bareilly on Monday.” Salonia added, “An inquiry revealed that a male prison guard and a woman guard deputed in the jail had taken the photos of the convicts. A report in the matter was sent to the divisional prison Moradabad which ordered suspension of the two guards.”

Confirming the development, Bareilly jail superintendent P Singh said, “Shabnam and another convict were shifted from Rampur to Bareilly district jail for security reasons.”