Ahmedabad: Amid the fear of the coronavirus pandemic, two prisoners of Rajpipla jail of Narmada district want to remain in prison despite the order of the court to release them. They would prefer to remain in the safety of the jail than to face infection of coronavirus if they have to live outside in a free world.
Contrary to the desire to be free, the two prisoners whom the court ordered to set free want to remain in the confines of the prison wall because they dread the coronavirus more than the restriction of the prison life.
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The high power committee of the Supreme Court had directed the lower courts to release on bail all prisoners who are serving sentences of less than seven years. Accordingly, the sessions court had ordered the release of undertrial prisoners of Rajpipla district jail. However, two prisoners appealed to the court to allow them to remain in jail as they do not want to face the prospect of being infected by the coronavirus if they join their families.
According to the directive of the Supreme Court, as many as 22 of the total 177 inmates of Rajpipla district jail were ordered to be released on bail. When these 22 prisoners were presented before the sessions court judge, two of them pleaded that they be allowed to remain in jail.
After the outbreak of coronavirus, four new prisoners have been admitted to the jail. They were all sanitized and their 15 days of travel history was traced.
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