One prisoner died and four others were critically injured following a clash between two groups in Asia’s largest Tihar Jail on Friday morning. Reports said that around nine inmates were involved in the clash in the high security jail no 1. The Delhi Prisons administration has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The incident occurred around 5:40 when about nine inmates entered into a fight. Five of them were injured in the incident. The injured were identified as Javed, Mukesh, Prithvi, Ravi and Mahesh. They were rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhaya Hospital.
Javed (27) sustained severe head injuries and was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). However, he succumbed to injuries at 3:45pm. Three inmates were discharged while the forth injured was still in the orthopedic ward of the hospital. He had suffered fractural injuries. Tihar spokesperson jail Sunil Gupta denied the incident had any connection to the nationalities. He said that it was an internal clash between the in mates.
“Javed had suffered blunt injuries to his head. When he was admitted to the hospital, he was having some breathing problems and we shifted him to the ICU and put him on ventilator. He later passed away,” said a medical officer from the Hospital. “We are waiting for the post mortem reports. One of the inmates with fractural injuries is still in the orthopedic ward,” he added.
“We have received a complaint from the prison authorities. A case has been registered and inquiry is in process.” said a senior police official.
Javed was in the prison for the past seven years. He belongs to Seelampur.