The Delhi Government has ordered a magisterial enquiry into the death of two under-trials in the high-security Tihar jail on Wednesday. It has also sought a detailed report from the prison administration.
According to the Delhi Government, Tihar Jail, which has a capacity of 6,250 prisoners, is overburdened as 14,285 prisoners are lodged till June 30 this year and out of which, 10,800 are under-trials. “We have ordered a magisterial inquiry to probe the incident. In Tihar, 70 per cent prisoners are under-trials due to which the jail is overburdened,” Jain told reporters here.
A senior Government official said the Government has also sought a detailed report over the incident from the Tihar Jail administration. Delhi Home Minister Satyender Jain today held a meeting with senior officials of the Tihar Jail and discussed the security arrangements.
On Wednesday, a clash that broke out between two groups of prisoners in the high-security jail which left two under-trials dead and six others injured.