Three Tihar inmates eye civil services
June 16th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Although they are not sure about their release, three prisoners at the Tihar Jail here, including a murder convict, are burning the midnight oil preparing for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) examination.
The three are Siddharth Singh Sidar from Chhattisgarh, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus jailed for cheating, Amit Jha from Bihar, charged with kidnapping, and Sandeep of Uttar Pradesh, who is serving life imprisonment for murder.
“All three are toiling hard. With no coaching centres, they are following the self-study method,” a Tihar Jail official said.
“The three appeared for the civil services preliminary examinations June 12. Two are under trial and one is a convict. We are extending all possible help as far as study materials are concerned,” said the official.
- Tihar inmates receive job offers, courtesy IGNOU - Apr 21, 2011
- IIT conclave as part of Vibrant Gujarat summit - Jan 09, 2011
- Nitish Katara murder: Court seeks Vikas Yadav's health records - Feb 01, 2012
- Convict denied fund money for daughter's marriage - Jan 15, 2012
- Court orders medical check of Nitish Katara killers (Lead) - Feb 02, 2012
- Nitish Katara murder: Vishal to pay Rs.16 lakh for security - Mar 16, 2012
- Vikas Yadav wants four days leave from jail - Nov 09, 2011
- Delhi Police issued notice on Vikas Yadav's bail plea (Lead) - Mar 25, 2011
- Giving wings of education to lives behind bars - Apr 03, 2011
- Nitish Katara murder: Court seeks Vikas Yadav's health records (Lead) - Feb 01, 2012
- Anna fast: Urge to serve powered volunteers - Aug 28, 2011
- CBI opposes Amit Jogi's acquittal in murder case - May 03, 2011
- Katara murder: Court sets up panel to probe convicts' hospital visits - Mar 23, 2012
- One held for duping IIT aspirants - Sep 03, 2010
- Indian American's death: Three teenagers charged with murder - Jun 30, 2010
Tags: alumnus, bihar, burning the midnight oil, iit kharagpur, indian administrative services, inmates, jha, life imprisonment, midnight oil, murder convict, New Delhi, prisoners, sandeep, self study, siddharth, study materials, tihar jail