Tihar undertrial killed by inmates in high-security ward

The deceased, Deepak, 29, involved in multiple cases of robbery and dacoity had been kept in a high-security ward along with the four other undertrials. Following the routine process, the victim was shifted to the aforementioned <g data-gr-id="30">ward</g> and was living there for the past three months. The four accused have been identified as Suraj (21), Satpal Bedi (37), Riyaz (23) and Manpreet (35). Suraj has six cases registered against him for robbery and dacoity and was booked under appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Manpreet, another under-trial was booked for double murder, one inside the jail and the other outside the jail while Satpal Bedi, the fourth accused, has also been serving life imprisonment for double murder.

According to the police, the incident happened around 10 pm in ward number five of jail number eight. The victim was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. The suspects attacked Deepak on the face with sharp objects like spoons and the metal part of a tap.  According to initial investigation, sharp objects made from a window railing was used to attack the victim.

Mukesh Prasad, DIG Prisons said, “The deceased has been living in the high-security ward for past three months. The motive of the murder is still not clear. The four  undertrials have been booked. Based on the evidence, appropriate action will be taken against them,”. He also added that the number and profoundness of the injuries will be clear after the post-mortem. A case has also been registered against the four at Hari Nagar police station.