Tihar now has a woman superintendent for men's jail

January 11, 2017 18:12

"Don't call me a jailer" says a smiling Anju Mangla, the first woman in-charge of a men's prison in high-security Tihar jail.

Two women, Kiran Bedi and Vimla Mehra, have served as DG of Tihar but it's for the fist time that a woman has been appointed as the superintendent of a men's jail and has a one-to-one interaction with male inmates on daily basis.

Mangla, who is looking after around 800 prisoners in the age group 18-21 years, is not your quintessential tough jailer.

The affable officer says she prefers to be called a Superintendent rather than a "jailer", a term that she feels creates an image of a "harsh" person.

Having served as the superintendent of the women's jail, she says that her mantra is to create a personal rapport with the prisoners, whether male or female.

"The inmates are like children for me. They are quite vibrant, young and full of energy but they have been on the wrong side of the law," she adds.

Mangla prefers to call her jail a 'gurukul' or a 'hostel' where the inmates are given education.

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