Thursday, August 27, 2009

30 Hindu inmates keep fasts along with Muslim friends at Tihar - Express India

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    • New Delhi
    • Sushil Sharma, convicted in the Naina Sahni murder case, is eating khajurs and food twice a day. He and 30 other Hindu prisoners in Tihar Jail will fast for a month during Ramzan this year.

      These prisoners are joining Tihar’s 4,000 Muslim inmates during prayers, and iftaar and sehri.

    • There are around 11,000 prisoners in Tihar Jail, of which around 30 per cent are Muslim; officials said almost all of them are fasting.