New Delhi: Inmates of Tihar Prisons are
making life "hell" for the authorities as scores of them have
filed RTI petitions seeking details of personal lives and
assets of certain jail officials.
"Prisoners have made life hell with their queries. Of
the seven to eight RTI applications that we receive everyday,
majority applicants are of our prisoners alone," Sunil Gupta,
law officer and spokesperson, Tihar Prisons, said.
He said some of the applications also sought details
about the date of release of the inmate concerned.
"Many of the applicants keep asking about the amount
of savings that a particular officer had in his account,
details about the movable and immovable property of any
prison official," Gupta said, citing an example about the
type of query that came from Tihar inmates.
"I fail to understand the purpose of such queries of the
prisoner," he said.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 02, 2010, 20:09