1,735 sisters meet 439 inmates in five Shivpuri jails on Bhai Dooj

Sisters turned up in large numbers on Wednesday to meet inmates in five jails of Shivpuri district on the occasion of Bhai Dooj. In all, 1,735 sisters came to meet 439 inmates. The jail administration had arranged open meetings for the day.

The largest number of sisters came to Shivpuri Circle Jail. Here, 1,003 sisters came to meet 248 inmates, accompanied by 264 children. The open meeting at the circle jail ran from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Figures for the other jails were as follows. At Pohri jail, 26 sisters came to meet 11 inmates. At Kolaras jail, 25 sisters met 15 inmates. At Pichhore jail, 289 sisters came to meet 84 inmates, while at Karera jail 392 sisters came to meet 81 inmates.

Under the rules, women members of the family and children below six years of age were allowed inside to meet male inmates. Each meeting was limited to a maximum of 10 minutes. Family members had been told to bring identity cards and not to carry mobile phones or any other items into the restricted part of the jail.