An under-trial prisoner, Imran, 29, killed himself by hanging himself in the common bathroom of ward 6 of central Jail no. 04 of Tihar Prison, New Delhi on Friday.
He was declared dead by an on-duty Doctor, said prison officials.
"It is to inform that UTP Imran @Raja S/o Salim @ Mahawar aged about 29 years was admitted in Central Jail No. 04 on 24/02/2023 and facing trial in FIR No. 219/2023 U/s: 398/506 IPC & 25/54/59 Arms Act, PS Model Town, Delhi. On 26.05.2023, the UTP committed suicide by hanging himself in the common bathroom of ward no. 06 of Central Jail No 04 and has been declared dead at 11:53 am by the On-duty Doctor of this Jail. All the Concerned Authorities have been informed accordingly for necessary action," a statement released by officials read.
Inmate kills self in Tihar Jail hours after conviction
In an another similar incident, a 26-year-old inmate at Tihar Jail allegedly committed suicide hours after he was convicted in a seven-year-old robbery case, jail officials said on Tuesday. Javed hanged himself in the common toilet area of the enclosure for inmates of central jail number 9 at around 5 pm on Monday, a senior jail official said. Earlier in the day, Javed, who was out on bail, was produced before Saket Court in connection with a robbery case. He was convicted in the case due to which he got upset, police said.
A resident of Sanjay Camp, Dakshinpuri, he was later brought to central jail number 8/9 after his court arrest, they said. When formalities were being done at the jail, he went to the washroom.
Later, the jail staff found him hanging from a water tap with the help of his shirt, they said. He was declared dead by the jail doctors, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ghanshyam Bansal said.
A case under sections 392 (punishment for robbery), 397 (robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt), 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) and 34 (common intension) of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act was filed against Javed at the Malviya Nagar Police Station in 2016, the DCP said.
HC questions Tihar jail security
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Tihar jail authorities some searching questions about how dreaded gangster Tillu Tajpuria was killed in a knife attack by a rival gang inside the high-security prison while security staff watched the incident, captured on CCTV cameras, live. It questioned the prison authorities about the delay in responding to the brutal attack. The high court asked why the security personnel deployed in the jail premises do not have walkie talkies for communication and termed it as unacceptable.
“What bothers me is that it is watched on CCTV cameras. How can the police take so much of time that it cannot be stopped while the incident is happening,” Justice Jasmeet Singh said and asked the counsel for the state as to what is the distance between the jail and surveillance area. “It shakes my judicial conscience!” the judge said.
“It shakes everybody’s conscience, it does shake and we are taking positive steps,” responded the counsel. The high court was hearing a petition filed by Tajpuriya’s father and brother seeking a CBI investigation into the “brutal murder” inside the Tihar Jail premises on May 2. Additional Standing Counsel Rahul Tyagi, representing the state, said the surveillance area is 600 metres away from the jail and told the court that inmates involved in the incident have been arrested for Tajpuria's murder. “I am assuring you that if someone from outside was involved, action will also be taken against them,” he said.
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