An inmate of Delhi’s Tihar jail was attacked allegedly by other inmates using the barber's scissors while having hair cut in their ward. The prison authorities said that the incident took place on December 10 and the duo sustained injuries which were not serious.
According to prison official, on Friday, one inmate inside Central Jail no 8 of Tihar was suddenly attacked by another inmate using the barber's scissor when they were getting haircut by a barber in their ward.
"During the grappling, the victim and one of the attackers' sustained injuries and were immediately separated by jail staff. The injuries of both the inmates were not serious,” he said.
They were sent to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital for treatment from where they were discharged the same day and came back to jail, he said.
Staff at the Hari Nagar police station received information from the hospital about victim Yogesh, who was found admitted after allegedly assaulted by other inmates, police said.
The injured did not want to file any complaint, however an information of the incident was received from jail authorities, a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered in the matter under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and appropriate legal action will be taken as per investigation in the matter, the officer said.