The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notice to Delhi government and police over the reported killing of an under-trial prisoner by the other Delhi govt, policeinmates in Tihar jail.
Taking suo motu cognizance of a media report that an under-trial prisoner was killed and another was injured in an alleged attack by the other inmates in Tihar jail, the Rights body issued notices to Delhi Chief Secretary and the Director General of Prisons, calling for a detailed report in the matter within 4 weeks.
The Commission said the report should include steps taken/proposed to be taken to ensure the safety of the prisoners inside the Tihar Jail so that such violent and fatal incidents do not recur in the future.
The Commission has observed that the contents of a media report, if true, amount to gross negligence on the part of the jail administration resulting in violation of jail inmates’ human rights, which do not stop at the prison gates.
Reportedly, the attackers cut open the grill of the first floor of the ward and jumped onto the ground floor using bed sheets to attack the UTP.
