Sisters visit jailed brothers at Ashoknagar district jail on Bhai Dooj

A large number of women visited Ashoknagar district jail on Wednesday to meet their brothers in custody on the occasion of Bhai Dooj. Women began arriving at the jail premises early in the morning. The sisters applied tilak on their brothers and extended festival greetings.

The jail administration had put a fixed procedure in place for the meetings. Women were allowed inside only after a security check. They were first registered outside the jail, after which their documents were checked and women police searched them. They were then sent inside in groups. The sisters had to stand in a queue and wait for their turn to meet their brothers.

The jail administration had also allowed children up to the age of 6 to accompany the women. The sisters were able to carry home-made sweets for their brothers. Carrying weapons and prohibited items was not allowed. A separate place had been set aside inside the jail for the meetings.

District Jailer Lalit Dixit oversaw the entire arrangement, from entry to the meetings. A woman doctor and a nurse from the district hospital were also posted there for health needs.

The meetings continued from morning until afternoon. The inmates, too, shared the joy of the festival with their sisters after meeting them.