NEW DELHI: A 39-year-old prisoner who was stabbed by two others in Mandoli Jail on Friday, succumbed to his wounds on Saturday afternoon. The man had been attacked following an old enmity, senior police officers said.
The deceased has been identified as Mahesh, who was lodged in the jail since 2014, and was earlier involved in many criminal cases, including that of murder and extortion. One of the two accused is Raghunath alias Vicky, a member of Rohit Chaudhary gang.
An officer from the jail said that Mahesh had an old rivalry with the two men inside the prison. “Circumstances that led to the attack and murder are a matter of probe. On Friday morning, gangster Vicky and another prisoner identified as Imran alias Golu used an improvised weapon and stabbed Mahesh inside the ward. Mahesh sustained stab wounds on his head. He was rushed to the jail hospital from where he was referred to GTB Hospital in east Delhi. He had been under treatment there, but finally succumbed to the wounds on Saturday,” the officer said.
The prison department then informed Delhi Police after which a case of murder was registered. A crime and forensics team was also called to the spot for a detailed inspection.
A probe has revealed that Raghunath is a close associate of gangster Ankit Gujjar, who was allegedly beaten to death inside Tihar Jail earlier this year. “Raghunath was arrested by Delhi Police on March 7, 2020,” a senior police officer said.
