A 40-year-old undertrial lodged in Tihar Jail was stabbed to death on Monday afternoon allegedly by three other inmates over personal enmity. The victim’s wife has claimed that she had been threatened with harm to her husband sometime prior to his murder.
The assailants used sharp objects to inflict stab wounds on the victim’s face and other parts. He was declared brought dead at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital.
Identified as Ajay, the victim had been in and out of prison frequently, and was accused in over half-a-dozen criminal cases. He was sent behind bars about a week ago.
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Ajay as well as the prime accused in his murder case, Sumit (24), hail from Khanpur in South Delhi. Sumit too has spent much time in Tihar Jail. The two shared a history of personal enmity. A police officer said that Sumit blamed Ajay for killing his brother sometime ago and was waiting to seek revenge.
“Sumit sought the help of two other inmates Rakesh and Raman to eliminate Ajay. The three attacked Ajay with sharp objects around 2:30 p.m. when he was alone,” said the officer.
Other inmates and jail staff rushed to Ajay’s aid on hearing his cries, but by then he had been stabbed multiple times.
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A murder case has been registered against Sumit, Rakesh and Raman at the Hari Nagar police station.
Meanwhile, Ajay’s wife Sangeet has alleged that a man had threatened that her husband would be killed soon. She claimed that she was on the jail premises around 1 p.m. on Monday to meet her husband when a man she identified as Ramakant issued the threat in the meeting room.