Delhi: Gangster accused in 2021 Rohini court shooting killed in Tihar jail

Jailed gangster Sunil Mann alias Tillu Tajpuriya was on Tuesday morning killed allegedly by rival gang members inside Delhi’s Tihar Jail, reported ANI.

Tajpuriya was lodged in jail in connection with the killing of gangster Jitender Gogi, who was shot dead by men dressed as lawyers at the city’s Rohini court in 2021. The shooters, who allegedly worked for the gang led by Tajpuriya, were killed in retaliatory firing by the police.

On Tuesday, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Akshat Kaushal said that Tajpuriya was taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where he was declared dead.

“Another person, Rohit, is undergoing treatment and is out of danger,” he added.

The police said that a prisoner named Yogesh and other members of the rival gang attacked Tajpuriya. Yogesh and other gang members broke the iron grill that separated Tapuriya’s cell from theirs, Kaushal said, reported ANI.

The four assailants used a bedsheet to climb down to Tajpuriya’s floor, said officials, reported PTI.

Officials said that Tajpuriya was attacked with sharp-edged weapons in the high-security prison, reported NDTV.

A preliminary autopsy report showed the body had 92 wound marks, according to the news channel.

Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Delhi government and the director general of prisons, seeking a report within four weeks. The human rights body...

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