35 Years Inside Tihar, But not as a Prisoner | Ft. Ex-Jailer Sunil Gupta | Part 2 | EP 27

What really happens behind prison walls? In this gripping conclusion of our two-part series, Sunil Gupta, former Tihar Jail officer and author of Black Warrant, takes us deep inside India’s most notorious prison, revealing stories that have never been shared so openly.
From encounters with Charles Sobhraj, Subrata Roy, and Afzal Guru, to the moral and legal dilemmas surrounding death row, Gupta shares the realities of power, redemption, and reform inside one of the world’s largest prison systems.

In this episode:
1. How India’s judicial system and black warrant process really work
2. The truth about women’s prisons and how gender bias affects inmates
3. What it’s like to manage foreign prisoners, from Nigerians to Europeans
4. The evolution of open prisons and rehabilitation programs in India
5. Behind-the-scenes of Netflix’s “Black Warrant” and its real-life accuracy
6. Sunil Gupta’s reflections on justice, mercy, and leadership from his decades in service

Whether you’re fascinated by criminal justice, social reform, or true stories of courage from inside the system, this conversation offers a rare, unfiltered look into India’s prisons, straight from the man who ran them.

Watch now to discover the human stories, moral conflicts, and surprising lessons from the other side of the bars.


Timestamp:

00:00 – Recap & Part 2 intro
00:25 – Manu Sharma: conduct & Tihar Bakery revamp
01:18 – “Sell in Courts” idea; outlets & perception shift
03:37 – Inmate-run restaurant
05:03 – Philanthropy for prisoners’ children
06:44 – Why write “Black Warrant”
07:10 – why judges break the pen
08:38 – Death sentence pathway
11:21 – 15-day protocol, solitary, religious texts; execution-day myths
15:20 – Stance on death penalty
27:04 – Rapid-fire
34:30 – Netflix series production
37:34 – Legal advocacy: women semi-open prisons & half-way homes
42:53 – Foreign inmates & contraband
52:09 – Personal toll & family life
57:41 – 1986 Charles Sobhraj escape memory





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