The trials and tribulations of inmates’ kin
The Hindu
Repeated closures of the physical meeting facility and e-meeting woes have made reaching out to loved ones in jail difficult. There's finally relief in sight from February 10
For 30-year-old Rakhi, the last three months have been emotionally draining. Ever since her husband, the sole breadwinner of the family, was arrested in a case of robbery in November last year, she has met him in person only twice — once through a jail mulaqat and the second time during a court hearing.
“The facility to meet in person has been withdrawn. Even the court hearings are taking place through videoconferencing now. I have neither been able to book the 15-minute e-mulaqat nor the five-minute phone call. It is difficult to book a slot due to heavy rush and to get through an ordinary call is not easy because the prison administration does not respond to calls,” a distraught Rakhi told The Hindu.