An inmate was stabbed to death by three other inmates in Tihar Jail on Monday afternoon. The incident happened in jail no. 4 of the high-profile Tihar. In a similar incident, a 28-year-old prisoner was stabbed to death inside jail no. 1 on April 10.
DIG (Prisons) Mukesh Prasad told The Pioneer that Ajay, alias Chhotu was stabbed by three other inmates, identified as Raman, Rakesh and Sumit, using an improvised sharp weapon.
The cause of the altercation between the inmates is not yet confirmed. However, a jail official said from an initial probe, the three men who attacked Ajay belonged to the Ravi Gangwal gang. Ravi Gangwal is a notorious criminal and Ajay had attacked him earlier as well. “The three men were hence, under direction from the gang leader to attack him in jail,” said the official.
A case under section 302 has been registered against the three inmates at Hari Nagar police station and further investigations are on.