Delhi: The Jail Authorities have been questioned by the Delhi High Court after four knives were recovered from the jail inmates who murdered Tillu Tajpuriya in the Tihar premises. It is being said that the culprits belonged to the rival gang due to which they stabbed Tillu Tajpuriya to death.
Therefore, the court asked the Tihar Jail Authorities why there were no actions taken for the same as the entire scene was also captured in the CCTV footage. These questions came shortly after Tillu’s father filed a petition to the Delhi High Court demanding a CBI investigation over this case. Tillu Tajpuriya was murdered on the jail premises on May 2.
Maninder Singh, a Senior Advocate, represented the petition, and the petitioners have also demanded adequate security for themselves. The next hearing, in this case, is reported to be done on 25 May. The Tihar Jail Authorities filed an affidavit over this Incident, and the jail superintendent will be present in the next hearing.
The CCTV footage of Tillu Tajpuriya being murdered by four people of the Gogi Gang shows that he was murdered and carried away in front of the security personnel. This assault was done in a high-security prison on 2nd May.