One of the accused in the December 16 gang-rape case on Saturday again pleaded the special court hearing the case not to send him back to Tihar alleging he was assaulted by prison security personnel who have threatened to kill him, a charge denied by the jail authorities.
Accused Vinay Sharma, who suffered a hand fracture on Friday, requested Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna not to send him to Tihar alleging that jail officials have threatened to kill him by hanging him in his cell on Sunday.
Vinay’s advocate AP Singh told the court that his client has been threatened by the jail's security personnel whom he quoted as saying, “Today, media and lawyers can save you, but who will save you on Sunday as you have to stay in Tihar only.”