62 Babies Born In West Bengal Jails In Last 4 Years, Court Told
NDTV
The supreme court had last week taken cognisance of the allegation about several women prisoners in West Bengal getting pregnant while in custody.
Sixty-two babies were born in West Bengal jails over the last four years and most of the women inmates who gave birth to them were expecting when brought to prison, the Supreme Court has been informed.
The supreme court had last week taken cognisance of the allegation about several women prisoners in West Bengal getting pregnant while in custody.
Senior advocate Gaurav Agrawal, who is assisting the court as an amicus curiae in a matter titled 'Inhuman conditions in 1,382 prisons', told the court he has received information from Additional Director General and Inspector General, Correctional Services, West Bengal, regarding children born to women prisoners while in custody.
