The Delhi High Court has raised strong concerns about alleged assaults, extortion rackets, and administrative lapses inside Mandoli Jail, calling the claims “matters of serious concern” that warrant thorough investigation.

Justice Sanjeev Narula made the observations while hearing a petition filed by Farman, an undertrial prisoner in an Arms Act case, who alleged that he and other inmates were being harassed and assaulted at the behest of jail officials to extort money through digital payment channels.

In an order dated November 7, the court directed that the petition be treated as a complaint by the investigating officer in the CBI’s court-monitored probe already underway on similar allegations.

The judge said the investigating officer may, after preliminary inquiry, decide whether a s

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