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Undertrial prisoner attacked with a surgical blade in Tihar Jail

When contacted, DG (Prisons) Sandeep Goel said they have filed a police complaint against the accused for attacking another inmate.

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3 min readNew DelhiSep 14, 2021 09:49 AM IST First published on: Sep 14, 2021 at 09:49 AM IST

A 41-year-old undertrial prisoner, accused of a Rs 150 crore financial fraud, was allegedly attacked by one of his fellow inmates in Jail no 3 of Tihar jail. Initial investigation has revealed that the second inmate was hired by two persons from outside the jail to attack Vikas Dhull. The jail administration has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police, and asked them to lodge an FIR against the attacker.

The deputy superintendent of Jail has filed a complaint at Hari Nagar police station. “The incident took place on September 12 at around 4.30 pm in central jail no. 3 near the main gate of ward no 2, where the jail inmate Vikas Chopra (27) had attacked Dhull with a surgical blade. After attacking him, he also inflicted self injury with the help of a surgical blade on his neck and face. Immediately jail staff reached and the victim was rescued. A body search was conducted and a surgical blade was recovered from his mouth,” a senior police jail official said.

Mahender Singh Manral is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. He is k... Read More

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