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Faceless and Forgotten
Nearly 2.5 lakh people locked in Indian prisons
are not yet proven guilty.
They are undertrials who have not been
convicted by the courts and are awaiting justice.
This is the photo narrative of one forgotten,
faceless undertrial and his journey to freedom.
Prajwal
Age : 24 years
Education: Graduate
Residing in a small village
near Mysore
Prajwal loved his mother
dearly. In a family with 2
brothers and a sister, he
was the youngest and most
pampered.
One fateful night in 2009, his life changed. He was
sitting in a bar with his friends in Mysore. The
police came, arrested him and threw him into jail.
Prajwal was
subsequently charged
by the police in 14
cases of theft.
He was tortured in police custody and was forced
to not reveal the truth to the judge.
Prajwal was locked away and became one of the
many thousands of undertrials in India awaiting
justice.
The wait took away 5 years of his life.
While Prajwal languished in jail, his family had no
access to him. The system had made him invisible.
It was a long wait until justice was delivered.
Prajwal was finally acquitted in all 14 cases in
2014, after 5 years of detention.
He was proven innocent, yet was kept behind bars
for 19 days after the final acquittal.
It was another tragedy of miscommunication in the
system.
The jail authorities thought he still had 3 cases
against him and did not release him.
Amnesty International
India identified
Prajwal’s case early
this year.
On 23rd February
2014, researchers
collected his acquittal
orders from the courts,
delivered them to jail
authorities and
secured his freedom.
The entire process
took only 45 minutes.
“We can't do much...so I thought if he is
dead, he is dead. We will then live believing
that we have only one son...” Prajwal’s
mother
Despite being innocent, Prajwal spent over 5 years
locked away. He is now trying to make up for lost
time with friends and family.
Prajwal met his niece for
the first time. She was
born while he was in
prison.
Putting his past behind him, Prajwal has now moved
on. He is 28 years old, has a government job, wishes
to find love and get married.
Prajwal loved his mother
dearly. In a family with 2
brothers and a sister, he
was the youngest and most
pampered.

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Faceless & forgotten

  • 1. Faceless and Forgotten Nearly 2.5 lakh people locked in Indian prisons are not yet proven guilty. They are undertrials who have not been convicted by the courts and are awaiting justice. This is the photo narrative of one forgotten, faceless undertrial and his journey to freedom.
  • 2. Prajwal Age : 24 years Education: Graduate Residing in a small village near Mysore
  • 3. Prajwal loved his mother dearly. In a family with 2 brothers and a sister, he was the youngest and most pampered.
  • 4. One fateful night in 2009, his life changed. He was sitting in a bar with his friends in Mysore. The police came, arrested him and threw him into jail.
  • 5. Prajwal was subsequently charged by the police in 14 cases of theft.
  • 6.
  • 7. He was tortured in police custody and was forced to not reveal the truth to the judge. Prajwal was locked away and became one of the many thousands of undertrials in India awaiting justice. The wait took away 5 years of his life.
  • 8. While Prajwal languished in jail, his family had no access to him. The system had made him invisible.
  • 9.
  • 10. It was a long wait until justice was delivered. Prajwal was finally acquitted in all 14 cases in 2014, after 5 years of detention. He was proven innocent, yet was kept behind bars for 19 days after the final acquittal. It was another tragedy of miscommunication in the system. The jail authorities thought he still had 3 cases against him and did not release him.
  • 11. Amnesty International India identified Prajwal’s case early this year. On 23rd February 2014, researchers collected his acquittal orders from the courts, delivered them to jail authorities and secured his freedom. The entire process took only 45 minutes.
  • 12.
  • 13. “We can't do much...so I thought if he is dead, he is dead. We will then live believing that we have only one son...” Prajwal’s mother
  • 14. Despite being innocent, Prajwal spent over 5 years locked away. He is now trying to make up for lost time with friends and family.
  • 15. Prajwal met his niece for the first time. She was born while he was in prison.
  • 16. Putting his past behind him, Prajwal has now moved on. He is 28 years old, has a government job, wishes to find love and get married.
  • 17. Prajwal loved his mother dearly. In a family with 2 brothers and a sister, he was the youngest and most pampered.