Yasin Malik will not get leave even under furlough

New Delhi. Kashmir’s separatist leader Yasin Malik has been sent behind bars in the terror funding case. On Wednesday, Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment in an NIA court in Delhi. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Malik. According to media reports, Malik will not be assigned any work in Tihar Jail due to security reasons. He will be locked up alone inside jail number 7. Also, during this time he will not be entitled to any parole or furlough. That is, he will not even get any leave from jail.

Let us tell you that usually the convicts are given different tasks in jail. Most of the convicts are transferred to Jail No 2 where they are given jobs based on their skills. Tihar Jail officials have claimed that due to security reasons, he will be kept alone in jail number 7. Apart from the officers, Malik’s security will be regularly monitored by the Intelligence Bureau.

Prisoners get wages
Underworld don Chhota Rajan has also been lodged alone in another part of Tihar Jail. Except for the elderly, the sick and those who are not working, every prisoner can get a job in a different factory within the jail premises. These prisoners are paid for the jobs they choose. A skilled worker can earn ₹308 for a day’s work. A semi-skilled worker can earn around ₹248 while an unskilled worker can earn ₹138 per day.

What are the jail rules?
According to the jail official, Malik will not be entitled to parole or furlough like other convicts. Actually Malik has been convicted in the terrorist funding case. The convicts are allowed parole and furlough after three years of their sentence, an official said. According to the jail manual, the convicts of terrorist cases are not given the facility of parole and furlough. He will be able to apply for premature release only after completing at least 14 years in jail. His case will be decided by the Sentence Review Board.

Will not get leave from jail
Records show that the convicts involved in terror cases do not easily get approval from the board for their release. Recently, the release of 1993 Delhi bomb blast case convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar was rejected by the board at least twice. An official said that even if Malik requests for transfer to a jail in Kashmir in the coming years and the government accepts his demand, he will not be given parole or premature release.