Home Department issues formal notification
Srinagar, Apr 09 :
The much-talked-about high-security prison in Jammu & Kashmir is now ready, with the Home Department officially notifying it as a prison.
As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Union Territory’s Home Department has issued a notification declaring it both a prison and a designated high-security jail.
“In pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Prisons Act, 1894, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir hereby declares the structures erected on the land measuring 148 kanals, bearing Khasra No. 427 min & 486 min at village Dambra, Tehsil Mahanpur, District Kathua, as a prison, and also designates the said prison as ‘High Security Prison, Mahanpur,’” reads the notification issued by Principal Secretary Home, Chandraker Bharti.
The notification has been issued on the orders of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
On July 07, 2024, the Administrative Council headed by the LG created 342 posts for the prison.
The sanctioned staff includes one post each of Senior Superintendent Jail, Superintendent Jail, Deputy Superintendent Jail, and three Assistant Superintendents of Jail.
With this addition, the number of prisons under the Jammu & Kashmir Government has risen to 15, which includes two central jails, 10 district jails, one special jail, and one sub-jail.
It is worth mentioning that Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the site of the prison in 2022. After reviewing the blueprint, the Home Minister suggested certain changes—(KNO)