The Tihar Jail in Delhi, one of many largest and most safe prisons in South Asia, has been making headlines for all of the incorrect causes. Gang wars have been reported from contained in the jail partitions, elevating questions in regards to the involvement of jail officers and the effectiveness of the safety equipment. In the most recent incident, the infamous gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, also referred to as Sunil Maan, was stabbed to dying by a `sua` (weapon) by fellow inmates on Tuesday morning, marking the second such gang-related incident previously 15 days.
Previously, on April 14, one other notorious gangster, Prince Tewatia, was killed by fellow prisoners with a self-made sharp edged weapon in the identical Tihar Jail. Tewatia was concerned in 16 prison instances, together with homicide, tried homicide, and a latest carjacking case in southwest Delhi. With Tihar overcrowding with the inmates, particularly gang leaders and their members, fights for dominance have additionally change into frequent, based on the sources. On September 10, 2021, an inmate was injured throughout a conflict. An undertrial prisoner, Sumit Dutt, lodged in ward quantity 2 of central jail 3, was assaulted with sharp weapons by two different inmates recognized as Brijesh and Bilauta. According to police, the explanation behind the conflict was dominance contained in the jail. In August 2021, a 29-year-old gangster, Ankit Gujjar, was killed inside his cell. A deputy superintendent of jail quantity 3 was booked for his homicide.
However, an official mentioned that the gang leaders and members are transferred to different jails, Rohini or Mandoli jails, to keep away from any untoward incidents. But, Tihar has has been dealing with widespread humiliation for greater than final one yr. On November 17, 2022, at the least 28 jail officers posted in jail quantity 7 have been transferred for allegedly giving favours to prisoners. Among these transferred have been two deputy superintendents, three assistant superintendents, seven head warders and 16 warders. These transfers got here after the suspension of Ajit Kumar, the superintendent of jail quantity 7, for allegedly circumventing guidelines to present particular amenities to jailed AAP chief Satyendar Jain.
In 2021, over 40 jail officers have been booked by numerous legislation enforcement businesses for extending advantages to prisoners. Since then, three new cellular towers, or jammers, have been put in contained in the jail premises in an effort to forestall using digital devices by the inmates. Apart from these towers, over 7,000 CCTV cameras have been put in in all of the jails to maintain an in depth eye on the inmates. But regardless of all of the stringent measures in place, the Gogi gang members have been capable of kill Tajpuriya contained in the jail. These situations go away solely questions in thoughts… until when will these actions go on?
