Overview

• Aman, 24, was brought to Saket District Court on June 5 for a hearing when inmates Jitender and Jaidev attacked him inside Lock-up No. 5, causing fatal head injuries.
• Police say the assault stemmed from a 2024 knife attack in which Aman allegedly wounded Jitender and his brother outside jail.
• According to preliminary findings, the two accused banged Aman's head against the cell wall and then strangled him with their feet in front of other detainees.
• Authorities have registered a murder case, sent Aman's body for post-mortem, and are questioning both suspects as part of a wider probe.
• The Saket Court Bar Association cited a major security lapse in housing feuding inmates together and demanded risk assessments, smaller lock-ups and video-conferencing for high-risk prisoners.