A day after a prisoner of Tihar jail stabbed a 27 year-old inmate to death, Delhi Police said that the accused wanted to avenge the rape of his sister six years ago.
On Monday, 21-year-old Zakir stabbed Mohammad Mehtab (27), a resident of Nizamuddin, inside Tihar jail number 8/9.
Police said that Mehtab was stabbed multiple times, including on his stomach and neck, by a sharp metal object by Zakir at around 6 am. Zakir, a resident of Dakshinpuri, was recently shifted to jail no. 8 from jail no. 5. The wounds on Mehtab's neck were deep and he was given first-aid in jail dispensary. He was then taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where doctors pronounced him brought dead.
According to Deepak Purohit, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, during investigation, it was found that Mehtab was accused in the rape case of Zakir's minor sister in 2014 at the Ambedkar Nagar police station area.
"The victim reportedly later committed suicide,Zakir was recently transferred to ward no 4 of jail number 8. Mehatab was already lodged in same ward at the first floor," said the DCP.
"This transfer was done on the request of the accused as he had a fight with other inmates in his previous ward. He looking for an opportunity to take revenge from Mehtab," the DCP said.
"When other inmates came out for morning prayers on Monday at around 6 am, the accused went upstairs and stabbed Mehtab with a knife-like object," the DCP said.
"A murder case has been registered at Hari Nagar police station against Zakir. Mehtab was an accused in a rape case in Ambedkar Nagar in 2014 and was in jail since then. Zakir, a murder accused, has been in jail since 2018," the DCP added.