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<keyword id="4637" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sahara">Sahara</keyword> chief <keyword id="31933" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Subrata-Roy">Subrata Roy</keyword>'s lawyers have moved the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword>, seeking a deal room in <keyword id="56350" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Tihar-jail">Tihar jail</keyword> to help Roy raise the amount of Rs 10,000 set by the court as a condition for his bail. The room would be used negotiate business deals. 
 
An application regarding this request was moved by senior advocate KTS Tulsi before a bench headed by Justice TS Thakur. 
 
"He has to deal with people in five different time zones. Some of the potential buyers and lenders want to meet before submitting their financials," Tulsi said. "These would be facilities outside the jail but within the complex." 
 
According to the application by Sahara, the "applicants... appeal to shift them from barrack no. 3 of Tihar jail to an out-house in the Tihar jail premises so that they can enter into effective and fruitful negotiations with prospective buyers, lenders for the sale, encumbrance of domestic and three overseas properties of the group companies."

Subrata Roy Demands Deal Room At Tihar

Starting August 5 and for the following 10 days, Delhi’s Tihar jail will have the sort of visitors who generally find themselves working in very different circumstances. They’ll be coming to see Sahara chief Subrata Roy, who’s trying to raise Rs 10,000 crore as a get-out-of-jail card by selling or mortgaging real estate assets. 
 So how is Tihar preparing for this unusual event? A large 30x18 ft conference room with an attached bathroom and a 12x12 ft annexe inside the <keyword id="2456860" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tihar-court">Tihar court</keyword> complex are being readied for Roy and two Sahara directors, Ashok Roy Choudhary and <keyword id="709634" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ravi-Shankar-Dubey">Ravi Shankar Dubey</keyword>, who are also lodged in the same prison. 
 
Jail authorities have sent a letter to Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung to notify the conference room as a special jail but with certain relaxations — phones and laptops, WiFi connectivity and visitors from 6 am to 8 pm on all days except Sundays and gazetted holidays. 
 The <keyword id="31906" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sahara-group">Sahara Group</keyword> will pay for the privileges. The room, which is used for confidential meetings and press briefings by the directorgeneral of prisons, has a 52-inch TV for making presentations, video-conferencing and a table that seats 25. 
 
It also has wood-paneled walls and is fully air-conditioned. 
 
Visitors coming to meet Roy to be frisked 
 
All Visitors Coming to meet Roy to be Frisked Roy’s guests — corporate bigwigs, investors, top lawyers, merchant bankers, et al — will get vegetarian meals, snacks and tea prepared in the jail canteen, which is manned by a few longtime inmates. All visitors will be subject to frisking. 
 
The Sahara chief has been in Tihar jail since March over the issue of refunds to investors in a financial instrument issued by two group companies in violation of norms. The Securities and Exchange Board of India says Sahara has to pay more than Rs 37,000 crore by way of the refund amount and interest. 
 While Sahara says it has already paid much of the money that is due, the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> has told Roy that he needs to raise Rs 5,000 crore in cash and Rs 5,000 crore by way of bank guarantees to get bail. 
 
The Sahara boss and the two directors are currently housed in a section for inmates above 60. As with other parts of the jail, no cellphones and laptops are allowed and jammers restrict all forms of electronic communications. That’s why Roy and his team need to be relocated. “We can’t switch off the jammers just for one person. It will send a wrong message to others. It could become a precedent of sorts if we allow him privileges inside the jail and other inmates might start asking for similar things then,” said a senior jail official, who did not want to be named. 
 The court order permits Roy and his team to conduct business meetings and negotiations in the designated area. The most valuable properties on the Sahara list are its three international hotels — Grosvenor House Hotel in London and <keyword id="999813" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Plaza">The Plaza</keyword> and Dream Downtown Hotel in New York. 
 
ET reported last month that those looking to buy the properties include the Poonawalla family based in Pune, an investor group linked to the Qatar royal family and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei. 
 
The Poonawallas have made an offer of £550 million for the London property. One of the world’s largest luxury property investors Madison has offered $800 million for Sahara’s New York hotels. 
 
The terms under which Sahara has been allowed to set up the deal room are listed in the affidavit filed by Rajesh Kumar, superintendent of Central Jail No 3 at Tihar. 
 
“They will have to submit a list of visitors to the superintendent in advance. Confidentiality will be maintained,” said the jail official cited above. 
 
In his affidavit, Kumar had also suggested a second option — a guest house at the new residential complex, which is a type V government accommodation with three double rooms, a single room and two toilets — but the conference facility was found more suitable to conduct business. The conference room is within the Tihar court complex, which usually convenes once a month to deal with petty offences. 
 
“It already is a secure place. There is one common entry and exit point that will be monitored by CCTV cameras,” said another official aware of the planning. 
 
Roy and the two directors will stay at the annexe attached to the conference room and will be free to conduct business through the night considering that they will be dealing predominantly with people in the US and Europe. However, secretarial staff will only be allowed at visiting hours. 
 
Tihar jail is a 200-acre facility, the largest prison complex in South Asia, and has different wards for different types of inmates — firsttimers, hardcore criminals and those over 60. Roy and the two directors are housed in a single room in the over-60 block where there are regular medical check-ups and sevadars to take care of prisoners’ basic needs. 
 For health reasons, Roy sometimes asks for khichdi from the jail canteen for which he pays, said the <keyword id="2456859" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="first-jail-official">first jail official</keyword> cited above. He sticks to himself for the most part and is usually meditating on his own, the person said.

Tihar Turns Business Centre For Sahara Chief Subrata Roy's Asset Sale Talks

<ul><li>As many as 22.43% of male prisoners reportedly returned to Tihar Ashram, the largest prison in India, said Hindustan Times. </li><li>However, the jail hasn’t seen any women who are repeat offenders. </li><li>There are 17,130 prisoners in <keyword id="56350" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tihar-jail">Tihar jail</keyword> as of August 1, 2019. Out of the total, 16,485 prisoners are male, and 645 prisoners are female.</li></ul>One in every five men prisoner serving punishment at India's largest and notorious jail, Tihar Ashram, returned in 2018, r<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/1500-vs-none-no-woman-on-tihar-jail-s-repeat-offenders-list-in-the-last-2-years/story-D1LlfjpM4haKc9ZsFmrE6H.html">eported Hindustan Times. </a> Last year, as many as 1537 male prisoners returned to jail for committing different crimes, down from 1978 in 2017. And there was not a single woman prisoner who was convicted again. Prison officials believe that most of the prisoners come back because they aren't accepted in the society. When <keyword id="6354361" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kiran-Bedi">Kiran Bedi</keyword> (a retired IPS officer and currently the lieutenant governor of Puducherry) was the head of the prison, the percentage of male prisoners returning to jail had reduced to about 9%. “This was made possible by involving all prisoners in the jail’s programmes and working for their rehabilitation.” Hindustan Times<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/1500-vs-none-no-woman-on-tihar-jail-s-repeat-offenders-list-in-the-last-2-years/story-D1LlfjpM4haKc9ZsFmrE6H.html"> reported citing Sunil Gupta, Tihar's law officer.</a> There are 17,130 prisoners in Tihar jail as of August 1, 2019. Out of the total, 16,485 prisoners are male, and 645 prisoners are female. Problem of Overcrowding India's capital has about 16 jails with a sanctioned capacity of 10,026. However, the prisons are mostly overcrowded. <a href="http://tte.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/lib_centraljail/Central+Jail/Home/Prisoner+Profile">According to government data,</a> prison population has increased by 2.23% during 2018 and 2017. In 2017, the prisons were running 154.27% above their sanctioned capacity.

At Tihar jail, one in every five male prisoner comes back as society shuns them

<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"></div>Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images</div><keyword id="1749804" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="WorldCrunch">Worldcrunch</keyword> is a new global news service that for the first time delivers the best foreign-language journalism in English. NEW DELHI - Ram Singh, a bus driver on trial for the <a href="http://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/after-deadly-gang-rape-in-india-women-turn-to-self-defense-courses/indian-rapist-fight-karate-delhi-rape/c3s10619/#.UT2_rdaEySo">gang-rape and murder</a> of a young woman last December, committed suicide in a high-security cell at New Delhi's Tihar Jail – but his lawyer and family suspect he was murdered.
The 33-year-old man, who was accused of driving the bus on which a 23-year-old student was raped by a group of six men and <a href="http://worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/indian-rape-victim-flown-to-singapore-hospital-in-critical-condition/india-delhi-bus-protest-medical/c1s10502/#.UT2_yNaEySo">fatally injured</a> on Dec. 16, 2012, hanged himself with his clothes at New Delhi's Tihar Jail, <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/delhi-gangrape-case-accused-commits-suicide/article4496333.ece">The Hindu reports</a> – an embarrassment for <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>'s highest security prison, in a case that sparked national outrage.
"Singh was not alone in the cell when he committed suicide. Other inmates were present and a guard was also posted. But nobody came to know about it. Around 5 a.m., he was found hanging," a senior jail official <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Delhi-gang-rape-case-Accused-Ram-Singh-commits-suicide-in-Tihar-family-says-he-was-murdered/articleshow/18906803.cms">told The Times of India</a>.
Singh's lawyer and family refuse to believe the official account: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21738197">according to BBC News</a>, they have been telling the media that Singh was "murdered" in prison and have called for an inquiry.
Singh's father, Mangelal Singh said his son had a badly injured hand and could not have hanged himself. The Hindu reports that he told reporters outside Tihar Jail: “He was killed and later hanged in the jail. He told us several times that he was threatened in the jail."
Police have described Singh as the ringleader in the assault that triggered <keyword id="6354896" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="protests">protests</keyword> across India and demands for tougher rape laws in the country, <a href="http://www.euronews.com/newswires/1850352-main-accused-in-delhi-gang-rape-hangs-himself-in-jail-tv/">Reuters reports</a>.
Singh was facing the <a href="http://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/indian-president-approves-death-penalty-for-certain-rape-cases/india-gang-rape-government-ordinance-/c3s10825/#.UT2_vdaEySo">death penalty</a> if found guilty.
This article was translated from <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/">The Hindu</a>, <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/">The Times of India</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/">BBC News</a>, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</a>.
This story was originally published by <a href="http://www.worldcrunch.com/" target="_blank">WorldCrunch.</a>This story was originally published by <a href="http://www.worldcrunch.com/" target="_blank">WorldCrunch.</a>

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Motivation has its moments. When you surf the Web for TED talks delivered by Indians and listen to their stories, you realise they took a path that wasn’t treaded upon. Much like an elephant that makes its own pathway, irrespective of what the ‘norm’ is. 
 
Some of the Must-listen TED talks: 
 
 
Arvind Gupta: Trash’s fun! 
 
This IIT-Kharagpur graduate-turned-science teacher of sorts has been fuelling the fire in young minds through his innovative toys. “The best thing a child can do with a toy is break it,” he says with a sunny disposition and a mischievous smile. 
 
 
Bunker Roy: A professional isn’t about education alone 
 He chose to look away from a cushy IAS posting to come face to face with the treasure trove of knowledge in villages. Decades later, he has established barefoot college where people ‘learn and serve’ with their <keyword id="6500558" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="40" keywordseo="Indigenous">indigenous</keyword> knowledge, and not come in and leave with fancy degrees! 
 
 
Devadutt Pattanaik: Deciphering the war of ideology 
 
Devadutt Pattanaik is a gifted writer. His presentation of Indian mythology and beliefs has caught the attention of the young and the old alike. His words are as engaging as his books. He unravels the way east and west contradict each other in myths and beliefs about God, leading to misunderstanding (between each other). 
 
 
<keyword id="6354361" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Kiran-Bedi">Kiran Bedi</keyword>: Bringing peace within unrest 
 
Being an upright, honest and strict police chief wasn’t a bed of roses. But Kiran Bedi wasn’t expecting anything to be smoother. At this TED talk, she talks about the image makeover she gave to Tihar jail, which became a space for reform rather than a place of condemnation. 
 
 
<keyword id="44604" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Nandan-Nilekani">Nandan Nilekani</keyword>: What an idea sir ji! 
 
Spearheading the ‘Aadhar’ card process in India, a mammoth exercise to provide a unique identification number to every citizen, Nandan Nilekani could only dream big. In this talk, he elaborates on ideas that worked for India and the bright spots for future. 
 
 
Vijay Kumar: ‘Sensing’ trouble 
 This scientist from Penn dreams of a day when small robots will be <keyword id="54921" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="40" keywordseo="spread">spread</keyword> across the world to warn of an oncoming disaster. He and his team-members are busy working on models that can swarm and sense any activity. Robo soothsayers, anyone? 
 
 
Arunachalam Muruganatham: Bringing sanity with sanitary pads 
 When this ‘house husband’ decided to do something about creating a revolution around sanitary pads, it cost him his marriage and family ties. Yet, he continued with his mission. Today, scores of <keyword id="624" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Women">women</keyword> and girls thank him for having brought a very positive change in their lives. 
 
 
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Shekhar Kapur, the award-winning director who gave some of the best films to Indian and international audiences, speaks of the stories that make us. And what caused the surge of creativity within him? Utter panic, he says! 
 
 
<keyword id="42749" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Shashi-Tharoor">Shashi Tharoor</keyword>: Go soft on hard power! 
 A diplomat-turned-politician, Shashi <keyword id="6383086" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="tharoor">Tharoor</keyword> talks of an exchange between India and <keyword id="818790" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="the-rest">the rest</keyword> of the world through culture and cuisine and music, than building army and stocking up on weapons and drones. He sure knows that butter chicken has conquered the world now!

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