Sitarganj Central Jail

Prison in Uttarakhand, India

Sitarganj Central Jail

Location in Uttarakhand

Location| Sitarganj
Coordinates| 29°01′55″N 79°40′34″E﻿ / ﻿29.032°N 79.676°E﻿ / 29.032; 79.676
Status| Operational
Security class| minimum-maximum
Capacity| 552
Opened| 1960 (1960)
Managed by| Uttarakhand Department of Prison, Government of Uttarakhand
Street address| Lalarkhas
City| Sitarganj
State/province| Uttarakhand
ZIP Code| 263151
Country| India
Website| www.prison.uk.gov.in

Sitarganj Central Jail is a correctional facility in Sitarganj, Uttarakhand, India. The facility is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away from Sitarganj town.

## History

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The Sitarganj Central Jail was established in 1960. Currently it confines 500 prisoners.[1] It is nearby the Sampurnanand Open Jail Camp, which is among the 28 open jails in India.[2]

## Incidents

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In 2019 Sitarganj Central Jail was in news for more than a hundred of inmates seeking mercy killing because of the delay in their trail and sentencing.[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Uttarakhand, 205 inmates in the jail were found infected with coronavirus.[4]

In a two-day long inspection drive in 2022, 66 mobile phones and chargers that were being used for gangster activities, were recovered from the jail.[5]

13 accused in 2024 Haldwani violence are currently lodged in Sitarganj Central Jail.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "6 out of 11 jails overcrowded in Uttarakhand". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
2. ^ "Uttarakhand: An open prison with fields and unfettered inmates vies for space and survival". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
3. ^ "Inmates Of Sitarganj Jail Seek Mercy Killing". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
4. ^ "95 inmates test Covid-19 positive in Uttarakhand jail, 205 in one week". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
5. ^ "Uttarakhand: 66 Mobile Phones Recovered From Sitarganj Jail In US Nagar". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
6. ^ "बनभूलपुरा हिंसा के 13 कैदियों को हल्द्वानी जेल से सितारगंज जेल किया शिफ्ट, जानें वजह" (in Hindi). ETV Bharat. Retrieved 12 July 2024.