Black Warrant Quotes

“We do not hate the person but the crime they commit and our job was to treat them as humanely as possible so they had a chance of reforming.”
― Sunil Gupta, Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer

“Because Jail number 4 had people like Jaswinder Singh alias Jassa, who considered himself to be the real boss of Tihar. He would flaunt the numerous murder cases against him and took pride in his gangster cred. Originally from Delhi, he had committed so many murders that punishment for another was not a deterrent for him and so everyone, including me, was fearful of him. Actually fearful was an understatement. The judge in Jassa’s case was so terrified about his safety, he refused to give any order in the case. He simply recused himself. And he wasn’t the only judge to do so. Jassa would openly threaten us all – I had two clear choices, either be scared of him or to make him toe the line.”
― Sunil Gupta, Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer

“The irony is that in jail, often the saviour can be the perpetrator.”
― Sunetra Choudhury, Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer