New Delhi: A prisoner of Tihar jail has stabbed another inmate to death. It has been alleged he has done so to avenge the rape of his sister six years ago, police said Tuesday. Twenty one-year-old Zakir stabbed Monday Mohammad Mehtab (27), a resident of Nizamuddin, inside Tihar jail number 8/9. Mehtab was stabbed multiple times, including on his stomach and neck, by a sharp metal object by Zakir at around 6.00am. Zakir, a resident of Dakshinpuri, had recently shifted to jail 8 from jail 5.
The wounds on Mehtab’s neck were deep and he was given first-aid in the jail dispensary. He was then taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where doctors pronounced him brought dead.
“During investigation, it was found that Mehtab was accused in the rape case of Zakir’s minor sister in 2014 at the Ambedkar Nagar police station area. The victim reportedly later committed suicide,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) Deepak Purohit said.
Zakir was recently transferred to ward no 4 of jail number 8. Mehatab was already lodged in same ward at the first floor, police said. This transfer was done on the request of the accused as he had a fight with other inmates in his previous ward. He looking for an opportunity to take revenge from Mehtab, they said.
When other inmates came out for morning prayers Monday, the accused went upstairs and stabbed Mehtab with a knife-like object, the DCP said.
A murder case has been registered at Hari Nagar police station against Zakir.
Mehtab was an accused in a rape case in Ambedkar Nagar in 2014 and was in jail since then. Zakir, a murder accused in another case, has been in jail since 2018.
