Tihar inmate dies after scuffle with other inmates

An inmate of Tihar Jail died on Friday following a scuffle with other inmates inside the prison, officials said. A senior jail official said that one inmate got injured in a scuffle with some other inmates in jail number 2 on Friday.


PTI | New Delhi | Updated: 15-05-2021 00:40 IST | Created: 15-05-2021 00:35 IST
Tihar inmate dies after scuffle with other inmates
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An inmate of Tihar Jail died on Friday following a scuffle with other inmates inside the prison, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Srikant alias Appu, they said. A senior jail official said that one inmate got injured in a scuffle with some other inmates in jail number 2 on Friday. He was referred to Safdarjung Hospital where he was declared brought dead. He was jailed in 2015 and was involved in a case of murder and other cases of theft etc, the official added.

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