Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Ajmer Jailer Arrested After Taking Inmates for Housework
Divya Chaudhary worked as a jailer in Ajmer.
Police say she tried to take two women prisoners out of the jail to help with work at home.
Jail staff objected, and the women were back inside after a short time.
An inquiry was held, and a police case was filed.
Chaudhary says she wanted help cleaning her home and says her subordinate brought the women.
After the case was filed, she went missing.
Police tracked her to a rented apartment in Kota and arrested her.
She is now being held in the same jail where she used to work.
Police say jailer Divya Chaudhary tried to leave Ajmer Central Jail with two female inmates on July 12 for domestic work.
The inmates were Kiran alias Setha, serving a life sentence, and Sana, an undertrial; both returned to the jail after about an hour or two.
Officials say jail staff protested at the gate and that Chaudhary and constable Sonia Chaudhary intimidated them.
A case was registered at Ajmer’s Civil Lines police station on August 5 after an internal inquiry; Chaudhary then went absconding.
Ajmer police arrested Chaudhary at a rented apartment in Kota on October 6, and she was lodged in the jail where she had worked.
- Who
- Jailer Divya Chaudhary, constable Sonia Chaudhary, and two inmates identified as Kiran alias Setha and Sana.
- What
- Police allege that Chaudhary tried to take the two inmates out of the jail for domestic work; she was later arrested and lodged in the same prison.
- When
- The attempted exit was on July 12; the case was registered on August 5; police arrested her on October 6.
- Where
- Ajmer Central Jail and a rented apartment in Kota district, Rajasthan.
- Why
- Police say Chaudhary wanted the inmates to help with her daughters and housework; she says she sought cleaning help and that her subordinate brought the two inmates.
Police and Officials’ Account
Chaudhary’s Defence
Why the inmates were taken
Police and Officials’ Account
Police say Chaudhary wanted the inmates to care for her young daughters and clean her home.
Chaudhary’s Defence
Chaudhary says she wanted help cleaning her house and had asked subordinate Sonia to arrange women from the Open Jail; she says Sonia brought these two inmates instead.
Responsibility for the incident
Police and Officials’ Account
Officials allege Chaudhary and Sonia tried to take the inmates out despite staff protests and intimidated staff at the gate.
Chaudhary’s Defence
Chaudhary’s account, as reported by police, places responsibility for bringing the two women on her subordinate.
- Jailer
- Divya Chaudhary, 37
- Attempted exit
- July 12
- Inmates
- Kiran alias Setha, serving a life sentence, and Sana, an undertrial
- Case registered
- August 5 at Ajmer’s Civil Lines police station
- Arrest
- October 6, at a rented apartment in Kota district
- Current custody
- Lodged at the same jail where she had worked