Uttarakhand: Jail administration was shocked to find 15 prisoners HIV positive in Haridwar jail, all prisoners were tested on the occasion of World Health Day

A shocking news has come out from Haridwar district jail of Uttarakhand. During the health test of the prisoners lodged in the jail here, 15 prisoners have been found HIV positive. After which, there has been a stir in the jail administration due to the HIV positive prisoners being found in the district jail of Haridwar. A separate barrack has been built for all these prisoners in the district jail. Only HIV positive prisoners are staying here. Along with this, their treatment is also going on.

HIV positive prisoners found in jail

Haridwar’s senior jail superintendent Manoj Kumar Arya said that on April 7, a health camp was organized in the district jail of Haridwar on the occasion of World Health Day, all the prisoners lodged in the district jail were examined, in which it has come to light that 15 positive HIV patients are in the district jail. After which all these HIV positive prisoners have been kept in the same barrack and their treatment is currently going on.

Earlier also 16 prisoners were found HIV positive in Haridwar jail

He told that after the confirmation in the report, they are being treated regularly. Along with this, full attention is also being paid to awareness. So that no confusion arises among other prisoners. Senior Jail Superintendent Manoj Kumar Arya said that at present there are 1100 prisoners in the district jail of Haridwar. Let us tell you that earlier in 2017 also, 16 prisoners were found HIV positive during medical examination in Haridwar jail. Let us tell you that there were 916 HIV positive patients in Haridwar district from the year 2021 to the year 2024.