New Delhi: After the killing of two inmates in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in a month, the jail administration has deployed fast response groups (QRTs) in its high-risk prison to sort out emergency or riot-like conditions. According to a jail official, QRTs can have Delhi prison employees, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel.
These groups can have anti-rights tools, resembling helmets, bulletproof jackets, chilli powder, and many others. The QRT groups may also be deployed exterior the jail as properly. The variety of ITBP personnel exterior the jail may also be elevated.
Gangster Tillu Tajpuriya homicide
Tajpuriya was killed on Tuesday allegedly by 4 members of the rival Gogi gang Deepak alias Titar, Yogesh alias Tunda, Rajesh, and Riyaz Khan. He was stabbed “92 times” with accidents discovered on his head, chest and again. Tajpuriya was an accused in the 2021 Rohini courtroom shootout case. The 4 have been shifted to 4 completely different jails in Mandoli, Tihar and Rohini.Â
The Delhi Prisons Department May 5 suspended eight employees members of Tihar Jail together with three assistant Superintendents in reference to the homicide of Tajpuriya. The Tihar officers have additionally initiated a departmental inquiry towards three wardens.Â
CCTV footage from Tihar
CCTV footage from Tihar Jail purportedly confirmed Tajpuriya was attacked for the second time in entrance of safety personnel after they have been carrying him away after he was stabbed. The 2.49-minute-long video exhibits a gaggle of inmates mercilessly attacking Tajpuriya with knives and the iron grill. In the footage, the attackers have been seen barging inside one other space the place the police have been dragging the gangster. They then repeatedly stabbed, kicked and punched Tillu Tajpuriya to make sure that he dies, in the presence of Tihar jail officers who have been standing spectators.
Meanwhile, Director General (Prison) Sanjay Baniwal met Delhi L-G VK Saxena and offered an in depth report on the Tihar incident.
Prince Tewatia killed in Tihar
A detailed affiliate of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Prince Tewatia, was allegedly murdered in a gang conflict inside Tihar Jail on April 15. Reportedly, Tewatia was stabbed with a knife by members of the rival gang. Tewatia (30) was lodged in central jail quantity 3 and he was reportedly killed in a gangwar in his cell. Â
Tewatia was beforehand concerned in 16 felony instances, together with homicide and try and homicide. In December 2022, Tewatia was arrested by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police for his involvement in a case of carjacking in the nationwide capital. He was arrested for the primary time in 2010 in a homicide case, they stated.
Several massive gangsters are lodged in Tihar jail together with Chhota Rajan, Hashim Baba, Kala Jathedi, Nasir alias Chhenu, Anil Bhati, Deepak Boxer, Sampat Nehra, Rohit Chowdhary, Neeraj Bawania and Rohit Moi.Â
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