The Delhi Police third battalion lock-ups functioning in court complexes of Delhi will remain closed till March 31 amid the coronavirus outbreak, police said on Tuesday. Duty magistrates have been deployed to conduct proceedings in jail premises for remand extension, they said.
"The third battalion lock-ups will not be receiving any fresh under trial prisoner (UTP) from local police
till March 31," a senior police officer said. All police stations of the city
have been asked to devise their own means to deposit the fresh UTPs directly at central jails located at Tihar, Mandoli and Rohini, as the case may be, the police added.