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Tihar death: case registered

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: In a new twist to the mystery behind the spate of deaths inside the high-security Tihar Central Jail here earlier this month, a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered against unnamed persons at the Hari Nagar police station here in connection with the death of a 31-year-old inmate. According to the police, the case was registered on Friday night based on the findings of a probe by a Metropolitan Magistrate into the deaths. The probe has reportedly attributed the death of inmate Harish to physical injuries and not natural causes.

Harish, a resident of Bharat Nagar in Ashok Vihar, was arrested under Sections 107 and 151 of Cr.P.C. on June 7. On June 9 he complained of uneasiness following which he was taken to hospital. He was declared dead around 7 p.m. The jail authorities had said that he was a drug addict.

The Delhi High Court had also taken cognisance of the series of deaths and sought replies from the Delhi Government and the Tihar Central Jail authorities.

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