Shiney Ahuja's prison diary
He won accolades for portraying the
role of gangster Abu Salem in Anurag Basu's Gangster in his reel life.
Little did Shiney Ahuja know that one day, in real life, he would be lodged in
the same prison as Salem. He was arrested after he allegedly raped his maid
servant at his Lokhandwala residence earlier this month.
We take a look at a day in the life
of Shiney in the prison:
Where does he stay?
Shiney is currently in barrack one
which he shares with Dawood gang member Mustafa Dossa, an accused in the 1993
serial blast case and Saji Mohan, the first Indian Police Service (IPS) officer
to be arrested in a drug case. Each barrack houses 50 to 60 inmates.
His daily routine
According to sources, the actor's
day begins at 6.30 am. After his daily ablutions at the common toilet, (no
separate bathroom for him), like many inmates he too is served breakfast. Breakfast
comprises two pavs (bread), poha, a cup of milk or tea. He studies his legal
papers or reads the various newspapers that are kept in the prison.
At 11.30, it's time for lunch, which
usually comprises of six chapattis, dal, rice, vegetables and onions. This is
followed by an early dinner at 3 pm. Dinner again consists of dal, rice,
chapattis and veggies. All food is absolutely free of cost. "Inmates can
have an early lunch between 3 pm and 4.30 pm. Most of them prefer to have it in
their barracks later in the night."
After a final roll call at 5 pm,
Shiny along with all inmates is sent to the respective barracks. Lights are out
at 10 pm.
Time for family
Shiney's wife Anupam can meet
him only twice a week. "Family members and relatives can meet inmates only
two days a week, that too after they enroll their names with the prison
authorities between 10 am and 1 pm," says the jail official. Shiney can
spend five vital minutes with his wife not in the luxurious confines of a
meeting room but a dingy corridor with a wire mesh that separates the inmates
from their kin.
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