Tewatia was killed in alleged violence between rival gangs in Tihar Jail Friday. In February, he was shifted to Tihar from Rohini jail, where he had alleged harassment by prison officials.
Tewatia's body was found with 8 stab wounds inside Tihar prison complex. Cops suspect he was allegedly stabbed with improvised knives made with metal spoons & aluminum plates.
Naushad and Jagjit have been arrested for ‘murder’ of man they claim to have killed at behest of Pakistan-based handlers. Both have been booked under stringent UAPA.
Delhi Prison Rules say work sheds and high-security enclosures, including cells, walls surrounding prison & staff offices, are kept under CCTV surveillance for 'monitoring purposes'.
Video shows Jain chatting with a Tihar jail superintendent who was suspended earlier this month for allegedly facilitating ‘special treatment’ to the jailed Delhi minister.
The former prison reformer has squarely blamed the jail administration for Satyendar Jain’s ‘easy life’, stressing that the administration reports to a political system.
The footage surfaced a day after Jain submitted before the trial court that he hasn't been getting privileges in jail. Reports also said he has gained 8 kgs, and not lost any.
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