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Partnership in crime, incubated behind bars in Telangana

Prisons are meant to reform offenders, but for some habitual criminals, they can also provide an environment to make contacts, exchange know-how and forge bonds that continue after release. Investigators in Telangana are finding such links in cases ranging from vehicle thefts to attention-diversion fraud.Naveen Kumarexamines how prison associations can evolve into criminal partnerships, and whether these links point to an unintended breeding ground for crime in jail

21 Aug 2026 8:02 am