India News | Tihar Inmate Dies After Scuffle with Other Inmates
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An inmate of Tihar Jail died on Friday following a scuffle with other inmates inside the prison, officials said.
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) An inmate of Tihar Jail died on Friday following a scuffle with other inmates inside the prison, officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Srikant alias Appu, they said.
A senior jail official said that one inmate got injured in a scuffle with some other inmates in jail number 2 on Friday. He was referred to Safdarjung Hospital where he was declared brought dead.
He was jailed in 2015 and was involved in a case of murder and other cases of theft etc, the official added.
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