New Delhi: Jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, an accused in Delhi’s Rohini court docket shootout case, was killed allegedly by rival gang members in Tihar jail, jail officers mentioned on Tuesday. According to the jail officers, Tillu Tajpuriya was instantly taken to Delhi’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, the place he was declared introduced lifeless.
“This morning around 7 am, information was received from DDU Hospital regarding two undertrial prisoners who were brought to the hospital from Tihar Jail. One of them, Sunil alias Tilu was brought in an unconscious state. He was declared brought dead later. Another person, Rohit is undergoing treatment and is out of danger,” Akshat Kaushal, Additional DCP West District, Delhi Police mentioned.
The police mentioned {that a} prisoner named Yogesh Tunda, who was lodged in Jail No. 8 and different members of the rival gang attacked Tillu, who was lodged in Jail No. 9 with an iron grill.
“Yogesh alias Tunda and Deepak alias Teetar attacked Tillu Tajpuriya by breaking the iron grills of the ward which separated both gangs in the same ward,” the official mentioned.
Further investigation into the incident is underway.
On September 24 final 12 months, two shooters shot and killed Jitendra Gogi in Rohini Court No. 207 throughout a shootout.
Sources had mentioned in September final 12 months, a day earlier than the Rohini shootout, (shooters) Umang and Jagdeep took weapons from a criminal named Rakesh Tajpuria in Murthal.
“Then on the same day, Umang and Jagdeep took the dress of lawyers from a person near AIIMS. Meanwhile, Tillu was in constant touch with both of them through WhatsApp calls from jail,” sources mentioned.Â
