04
March
Get ready to spend a day in Tihar Jail as tourist!!
The country’s largest and most overcrowded prison complex will soon open its gates to tourists and those who wish to pay and spend a day behind bars.The project named ‘Feel Like Jail’ had been underway for some time and is expected to start anytime soon.
The construction of accommodation facilities, in the form of cells, where one can spend a day and live the life of a prisoner, has been completed.A jail spokesperson said the project file has been sent to the state home department for approval before being opened for tourists.Adding further to it, jail official said that they have built around five to six cells with attached toilet and bathroom within the prison compound. The jail authorities have also conducted the safety audit, and the cells will be separated from the inmates via high prison walls.
The officer said they conceived the idea last year after receiving several requests to visit the prison via mails via mails. With over 15,000 prisoners, living the prison complex spread over 400 acres, Tihar Jail houses some of the country’s most notorious prisoners. The jail has inmates such as terrorist and Indian Mujahideen founder Yasin Bhatkal, gangsters Chhota Rajan and Neeraj Bawana, and don-turned-politician Shahabuddin. It also housed infamous prisoners such as serial killer Charles Sobhraj.
Address: Tihar Jail, Jail Road, Janakpuri, New Delhi – 110064.
Timings: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Phone: 011-28520012
Timings: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Phone: 011-28520012
