One of the four adult accused in the December 16 gang-rape case on Thursday alleged before a special court that he is receiving life threats in Tihar Jail from a police constable who is continuously abusing him.
After being permitted by the court to speak, Akshay Singh, his voice quivering with emotion, said ASJ Yogesh Khanna that a police constable was threatening to kill him. “One of the Delhi Police constables is threatening to kill and hang me. The constable also abuses me in filthy language regularly inside the jail,” Akshay claimed. After Akshay’s submission, his counsel AP Singh requested the court to take action against the cop saying it was a matter of serious concern for him as well. The court took note of the submissions and asked Akshay’ counsel to file a proper application so that the Tihar Jail authorities could be informed about it and file their response to it.