Tillu Tajpuriya, an accused in the Rohini court shootout case in Delhi, was slain in Tihar Prison on Tuesday, according to prison officials.
Tillu Tajpuriya was immediately sent to Delhi’s Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, where he was certified dead, according to prison officials.
“This morning around 7am, information was received from DDU Hospital regarding two Undertrial prisoners who were brought to the hospital from Tihar Jail. One of them, Sunil alias Tilu was brought in an unconscious state. He was declared brought dead later. Another person, Rohit is undergoing treatment and is out of danger,” Akshat Kaushal, Additional DCP West District, Delhi Police said.
According to the authorities, Yogesh Tunda, a prisoner in Jail No. 8, and other members of the rival gang attacked Tillu, who was in Jail No. 9, with an iron grill.
“Yogesh alias Tunda and Deepak alias Teetar attacked Tillu Tajpuriya by breaking the iron grills of the ward which separated both gangs in the same ward,” the official said.
Further investigation into the incident is underway.
