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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Taloja Central Jail

Taloja Central Jail is a prison in Taloja near Taloja Panchnand railway station on the outskirts of Kharghar, a suburb of the city of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 2008 and has capacity for 3000 inmates.

The Indian Jesuit Roman Catholic priest and tribal rights activist Stan Swamy was held there preceding his death in 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Explained: Where is Taloja jail and why was its superintendent transferred?". The Indian Express. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ "Fr. Stan Swamy's death an 'institutional murder,' say his family, friends". The Hindu. 2021-07-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

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