In yet another suicide reported from Asia’s biggest jail Tihar, A 38-year-old inmate committed suicide in Tihar Prisons on in what is yet another in a spate of deaths in recent months. He was arrested on the charges of illegal possession of arms and also has a case against him in Uttar Pradesh for murdering his wife.
The incident took place on Sunday at 3 pm. He was kept in barrack no. 8 which houses 300-400 inmates at a time. Jail authorities have claimed it to be a case of suicide although the family members alleged he was murdered. Said a family member,
“The rope which he has allegedly used to hang himself with could not have borne the weight of even 10-20 kilos. It’s a trumped up case of suicide. He was deposing against the arresting officer in another case, which is the reason why he was killed”. The body has been sent to the hospital for a post-mortem.
On September 2, inmate Amolkar (40) was found hanging from the grille of a vent in the toilet. The incident took place in the drug addict ward in jail no. 3. last year on March 11, Ram Singh, one of the main accused in the December 2012 gangrape case, had also allegedly committed suicide in jail no. 3 of Tihar Jail.
Despite repeated calls the spokesperson of Delhi Prisons, Mukesh Prasad was not available for comment. Prasad is the Deputy Inspector General of Tihar and has been tasked with administration of the jail.