Overview
- Two fellow inmates allegedly attacked the undertrial with a sharp-edged weapon, causing a fatal neck injury; he was taken to BSA Hospital and declared brought dead.
- A murder case was registered at Samaypur Badli police station and investigators have collected the medico-legal case report while examining jail CCTV, but police have not publicly named any accused.
- The victim’s family says jail staff delayed medical aid and alleges a prison official had demanded ₹10 lakh and may be complicit, and the family has demanded a fair, independent probe.
- Media accounts differ on key details: several outlets identify the deceased as Pradeep alias Mohinder while one report names him as Pramod and accuses inmates called Bhola and Mukesh over a dispute about selling tobacco, and those claims remain uncorroborated.
- The case, reported on Monday, raises fresh questions about prison security, contraband controls and oversight inside Tihar complex that could prompt further administrative or police inquiries.