125 Prisoners in Delhi's Tihar Jail Found To be HIV Positive, 200 Detected With Syphilis

New Delhi: In a shocking news, 125 prisoners in Delhi's  Tihar jail  have been found HIV positive while 200 prisoners have been detected with Syphilis. 

The information came to light after 10,500 prisoners were screened. There are total 14,000 prisoners in the jail. 

Medical screening of prisoners is done from time to time in Tihar Jail. After the new DG of Tihar Jail Satish Golcha took charge, medical checkup of 10,500 was done in May and June.