JKLF chief and kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday by a special NIA court in Delhi, will not be given any work in the jail and will spend the rest of his life ‘all alone’ in prison.
Malik, has been lodged in jail number 7 of the Tihar prison separated from the outside world. He has been kept alone inside the prison, away from nearly 13,000 prisoners.
According to Director General (Prisons), Sandeep Goyal, “He is already in jail no.7 and will continue there presently. He is alone in his cell,” Goyal said.
During the previous hearing, Malik told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him. He may not even challenge the sentencing in higher courts as he has himself pleaded guilty which means, by all means, Malik will spend the rest of his life in jail.
Despite court orders, Malik will not be given any work inside the prison. “He won’t be assigned work at all due to security reasons,” a top prison official said, adding, that the work is assigned subject to security concerns and the decision is taken as per jail rules.
As per the jail conduct report of Yasin Malik, his conduct has been satisfactory inside the jail. The jail records depict that no punishment has been recorded against him.
Meanwhile, sources said that Tihar authorities have enhanced security arrangements outside Malik’s ward in jail number 7. “He will be kept under maximum security cover,” sources added.
They also informed that the convicted separatist leader will always be under the watch through CCTV cameras.
