140 Inmates Test HIV Positive In Uttar Pradesh's Dasna Jail

The inmates at Ghaziabad Jail are checked by doctors of Antiretroviral therapy centre located in MMG district government hospital, Superintendent, district jail said.

A total of 140 inmates of Ghaziabad's Dasna district jail have been diagnosed with HIV, a senior jail official said on Friday.

According to the government directives, all prisoners are screened for HIV before being lodged in the jail.

The inmates at Ghaziabad Jail are checked by doctors of Antiretroviral therapy centre located in MMG district government hospital, Superintendent, district jail, Alok Kumar Singh said.

In 2016, the State Aids Control Society had organised HIV screening camps in jails.