Ambala Central Jail

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Ambala Central Jail is a historic prison in Ambala, India, known among other things as the site of Nathuram Godse’s execution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf correctional facility
prison
associatedWithEvent assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (aftermath)
continent Asia
coordinateLocation 30.37°N 76.78°E
country India
governingLaw Haryana Jail Manual
Prisons Act, 1894
hasBuildingUse penal institution
hasCapacity hundreds of inmates
hasFunction detention
execution of capital punishment (historically)
rehabilitation of offenders
hasNotableEvent execution of Narayan Apte
execution of Nathuram Godse
hasSecurityFeature cell blocks
guard towers
perimeter walls
heritageStatus historic prison
historicalSignificance colonial-era prison structure
site of execution of Nathuram Godse
inception British India
surface form: British colonial period
jurisdiction Haryana Prisons Department
languageUsed English
Hindi
locatedIn Ambala
Ambala
surface form: Ambala Cantonment
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ambala district
Haryana
locatedInFormerEntity Punjab
surface form: Punjab Province, British India
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedInUrbanArea Ambala
surface form: Ambala urban agglomeration
locatedNear Ambala Cantonment railway station
nearbyCity Chandigarh
Panchkula
Yamunanagar
notablePrisonerExecuted Narayan Apte
Nathuram Godse
operator Government of Haryana
ownedBy Government of Haryana
partOf Haryana Prisons Department
surface form: Haryana prison system
prisonType central jail
region northern India
surface form: North India
roadAccess National Highway 152
National Highway 44
securityClassification high security
usedFor incarceration of convicted prisoners
pre-trial detention

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Nathuram Godse placeOfDeath Ambala Central Jail
Godse placeOfDeath Ambala Central Jail
subject surface form: Nathuram Godse
this entity surface form: अम्बाला सेंट्रल जेल