The 26-year-old convict was lodged in jail number 8-9 and allegedly took his life by hanging om the the common toilet area of the enclosure for inmates, officials said. The suicide incident comes even as an investigation is underway into the death of jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya.
Delhi's Patiala House Court has directed jail authorities to ensure the complete security of Vijay Mann, a member of the Gogi Gang. The court has given the direction after considering his plea and in view of the murder of Tillu Tajpuria in Tihar Jail.
Days after the murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya inside Tihar jail, the authorities have deployed a Quick Response Team (QRT) and spread a net cover on the jail premises in Delhi as a step to ensure that nobody is able to throw in cellphones or anything else inside, said officials.
Senior officials of Tihar Jail were also summoned to the meeting and they attended the meeting where committee members asked several questions about the lack of safety and security in Tihar and other jails.
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Friday extended the police remand of the six accused persons arrested in connection with the murder of jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuria murder inside Tihar Jail for three more days.
As per the Delhi Police sources, the diseased was quite "disturbed" after the killing of Tillu. However, the police are probing this angle in the case, he added.
Tamil Nadu Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) HM Jayaram on Monday met DG Tihar, Sanjay Beniwal, in connection with the murder of gangster Tillu Tajpuria inside prison.