Murder inside Saket court lockup: Inmate killed by two others; old animosity suspected
NEW DELHI: An inmate was killed by two other prisoners inside the Saket court lockup on Thursday. The inmate, identified as Aman, was lodged in Tihar jail number 8 with the two others, who killed him.
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The incident occurred after they were brought to Saket court for court proceedings, according to the Delhi police.
"An incident of assault took place on 5th June in Kharja No 5 of Saket court lockup. One Aman was brought to the lock-up for production before the Court," Delhi police said in a statement.
At the time of the incident, a lot of undertrial prisoners (UTPs), including the deceased Aman, were present inside the lockup.
Old animosity suspected
"Two UTPs Jitender and Jaidev assaulted the victim. Jitender and Aman had old animosity between them due to an incident of assault that happened in 2024 when they both were outside the jail. Aman allegedly assaulted Jitender and his brother with knife in that incident," the statement added.
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