Five women prisoners at Lalitpur District Jail observed Karwa Chauth with traditional rituals, praying for their husbands’ long lives despite being behind bars. who are also in prison, three others completed their fast after prison staff showed them photographs of their husbands on mobile phones While two women were allowed to perform the rituals with their husbands.
The prison administration made special arrangements to help the women celebrate the festival. Jail Superintendent Prashant Upadhyay arranged mehendi, bangles, traditional clothes, puja items, fruits, sweets and other essentials using funds from the Prisoners’ Welfare Fund.
Among the five prisoners, Jaleb Raja, wife of Pancham Singh, is serving a life sentence in a murder case. Reena, wife of Jagdish, is also facing trial in an NDPS case. The prison administration used the Prisoners’ Welfare Fund to purchase traditional earthen pots, sieves, lamps, bangles, scarves, puja materials and seven varieties of sweets for the women.
Chanda, wife of Mitthu, is serving a 12-year sentence in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Pushpa, wife of Harkishan, is facing trial under Section 103, while Chandni, wife of Mulayam, is an undertrial prisoner in a case under the DP Act.
