Gujarat: Vadodara Central Jail inmates launch radio station
Ahmedabad, Mar 3: Inmates of the Vadodara Central Jail on Wednesday launched their own radio station, in an initiative aimed at rehabilitation and reformation of prisoners and to help them express their creative side, officials said.
Around 1,500 prisoners are lodged in the jail and a few of them will be trained to become radio jockeys as part of this internal 'Radio Prison' service, they said.
This is the fourth prison in Gujarat to launch such a radio service.
Authorities have set up a studio within the jail premises and over 60 speakers are installed across different barracks for prisoners to listen to the radio service, Vadodara Central Jail's prisoner welfare officer Mahesh Rathod told PTI.
"The main advantage of this service is that we shall be able to educate and spread awareness about various issues among the prisoners in a better way," he said.
Gujarat's Inspector General of Prisons K L N Rao launched the service at the central jail here on Wednesday and said it will serve as a multi-level infotainment (information and entertainment) platform for jail inmates.
"Prisoners can also explore the platform to express themselves creatively through story-telling. They will receive health bulletins and information about various legal aspects concerning them from guest speakers," Rao said.
A few of them will also be trained as radio jockeys, Rathod said.
The Ahmedabad Central Jail was the first to start such a radio service on October 2 last year, on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
The service was later also started in Rajkot and Lajpore (Surat) jails.
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Businessman burnt to death as moving car catches fire in Noida
Noida (PTI): A 46-year-old businessman was burnt to death after his moving car caught fire in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district, police said on Tuesday.
According to police, the victim was identified as Rajkumar Singhal, who was engaged in the paint business. The incident occurred late on Monday night near Sorkha village under the Sector 113 police station area.
Station House Officer Krishna Gopal Sharma said Singhal was driving towards Parthala Chowk when his vehicle suddenly caught fire for reasons yet to be ascertained.
Singhal was unable to get out of the car and died in the blaze, the SHO said.
Fire tenders reached the spot after receiving information, but the car had already been gutted, police said. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation is underway.
Police suspect the presence of paint or other inflammable material in the car may have caused the fire to spread rapidly.
